1 million pull ups (Read 72300 times)

Jim · January 03, 2009, 06:38:06 pm

i think your wrong there dylan.
Doing pull ups is not a waste of time at all, Its probably not going to be as benificial as say a structured finger board or woodie session mixed in with stretching, weights, situps, pushups etc....
but it sure beats drinking beer on the sofa watching pr0n for what it does to you in terms of training for climbing.

GCW · January 03, 2009, 07:47:51 pm

I wondered why your right arm was so strong, Jim.

robertostallioni · January 03, 2009, 08:01:09 pm

In what circumstance did you experience Jims increased right arm power/grip strength over his left?

GCW · January 03, 2009, 08:08:59 pm

It's a well known fact. Thought everyone knew

roddersm · January 03, 2009, 08:17:21 pm

Cheers for the input Dylan. That is what I was asking. That would be along the lines I would be thinking that doing lot of pull ups is not that benificial but I'm still interested to see what others think, especially those that climb harder than I do.

Yossarian · January 03, 2009, 08:30:02 pm

Quote from: Jim on January 03, 2009, 06:38:06 pm

but it sure beats drinking beer on the sofa watching pr0n for what it does to you in terms of training for climbing.

as a manufacturer of sofas, i would kindly ask you to refrain from casting aspersions on sofas in general, and also on their role in a well-rounded training regime. i'm sure i'm not the only one here who agrees that a good sofa plays a very important role in his (or her) programme. remember, a sofa might not be the most important factor in making the progression from 8a to 8b, but it still played its part.

Houdini · January 03, 2009, 09:10:16 pm

Listen to Yoss.

I regularly hook my toes under the sofa to do sit-ups and often raise them on it for the same, not to mention the fornication... Energy in; energy out. It's a simple equation.

Having dancing lessons would make you a better climber than a million pull-ups.

Yossarian · January 03, 2009, 09:56:35 pm

Quote from: Houdini on January 03, 2009, 09:10:16 pm

Having dancing lessons would make you a better climber than a million pull-ups.

You aren't going all Tracy Anderson on us, are you?

Houdini · January 04, 2009, 02:26:11 am

Never - Just look at the peacock! She couldn't do Crescent Arete, whereas Darcy Bussel would flash The Very Big & The Very Small; probably has already.

Pull-ups are for prison queers.

Yossarian · January 04, 2009, 09:01:54 am

Or to escape from prison queers...

robertostallioni · January 04, 2009, 10:10:01 am

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Or to escape from prison queers...

I don't want to meet the Queer that De Niro's avoiding by doing his exercises.....

Yossarian · January 04, 2009, 10:21:58 am

Oh, I think you do...

robertostallioni · January 04, 2009, 10:33:23 am

It follows that Prison may simply be a place where everybody's knocking out millions of pullups, avoiding larger men who themselves are avoiding increasingly large men. At the apex of this house of cards sits the 1 true Jailhouse 'SugarDaddy'. This is he....

Yossarian · January 04, 2009, 01:47:20 pm

I'd take my chances with your man.

This chap on the other hand...

(Apologies to anyone still doing pull-ups. You've probably all got bored by now anyway...)

robertostallioni · January 04, 2009, 02:52:30 pm

roddersm · January 04, 2009, 03:10:14 pm

Another 60 from me on a fingerboard(6 x10)

roddersm · January 04, 2009, 06:05:03 pm

Have another 10 I did on my bar after some dumbell work.

Eddies · January 04, 2009, 06:49:14 pm

Grrrrr, your a beast Rodders!

roddersm · January 21, 2009, 11:33:04 pm

did another 3*10 last night at the wall on the fingerboard and 5*10 on the bar tonight after a run

Strife · January 23, 2009, 09:28:25 pm

I just did 4 lots of 10 on a door frame while I was bored. What's the total now? $:-\$

k2ted · January 23, 2009, 11:38:16 pm

12+10+8.................total is???

roddersm · January 24, 2009, 07:17:31 pm

No Idea hears another 5* 10

tommytwotone · September 09, 2009, 05:30:34 pm

I did 30 last night at the Depot. I believe the phrase is "look at me".

PeterH · September 23, 2009, 04:50:31 pm

My Czech friend Jan (Honza) holds the world pull ups record: 978 in an hour in minisets of 7, see Prekonani rekordu - Honza Kares He climbs 8a/b as well and helps us bolt in the cave near where we live in Sardinia, we're going there tomorrow. He's the guy drilling at http://www.lezec.cz/clanek.php?key=7587&lim=0&==&caut=#koment and last week freed an 8a+ and a newly-bolted 8a.

Peter

psychomansam · September 23, 2009, 05:19:41 pm

Quote from: Yossarian on January 03, 2009, 08:30:02 pm

Quote from: Jim on January 03, 2009, 06:38:06 pm
but it sure beats drinking beer on the sofa watching pr0n for what it does to you in terms of training for climbing.

as a manufacturer of sofas, i would kindly ask you to refrain from casting aspersions on sofas in general, and also on their role in a well-rounded training regime. i'm sure i'm not the only one here who agrees that a good sofa plays a very important role in his (or her) programme. remember, a sofa might not be the most important factor in making the progression from 8a to 8b, but it still played its part.

Indeed, training is one third exercise, one third rest and one third eating/drinking. So you can do at least two thirds without leaving the sofa and with some good pr0n probably the whole lot.

...i'm also thinking you could tie yourself to a sofa and do pullups as power training...