Due to Catherines recent post on tips for pullups...I am chinning with a purpose now. If I do nothing else...I'm going to do my 3 days per week of 25 chins. Total 75 per week. Please keep me diligent Catherine.
The reason this article helped me SO much is that mentally I was trying to go to failure and he explained that going to failure is nice to do once in a while, but is generally overtraining when it comes to pullups. I CAN do sets of 5 and mentally I say to myself "I can do 5 - no problem" It's when I try to do sets of 8-12 that I become self-defeated. NOW, for others you will need to start at a different point and he explains where to start. For me...this was a big shot in the arm to motivate me to do chins again. THANK YOU CATHERINE. I have told others to use bands and he also is an advocate for bands. If you can't do sets of 5 - try the bands!!! They really are great. From what I gathered, it's better to do less on a daily basis than try for big sets once a week.
I just finished 5 sets of Pulls - shoulder width or a hair wider, 5 chins, 5 pulls, 5 chins and I'm headed back for the last set of 5 pulls. I'm pumped!!:7 :7 I love you Catherine.
Briee
The reason this article helped me SO much is that mentally I was trying to go to failure and he explained that going to failure is nice to do once in a while, but is generally overtraining when it comes to pullups. I CAN do sets of 5 and mentally I say to myself "I can do 5 - no problem" It's when I try to do sets of 8-12 that I become self-defeated. NOW, for others you will need to start at a different point and he explains where to start. For me...this was a big shot in the arm to motivate me to do chins again. THANK YOU CATHERINE. I have told others to use bands and he also is an advocate for bands. If you can't do sets of 5 - try the bands!!! They really are great. From what I gathered, it's better to do less on a daily basis than try for big sets once a week.
I just finished 5 sets of Pulls - shoulder width or a hair wider, 5 chins, 5 pulls, 5 chins and I'm headed back for the last set of 5 pulls. I'm pumped!!:7 :7 I love you Catherine.
Briee