Making pull-ups / chin-ups harder

[SoftwareEng]

Hi,

bragging aside I can do 3-4 sets of 10+ pull-ups / chin-ups, so it's not really a good workout for me anymore (I want 2 sets ~ 8-10 reps). Short of attaching a weight to my belt, how can I make this exercise harder? Most gyms have vertical row machines, but if I try to lift more than my own weight I'll just come off the bench

thanks.

stay in shape.

 

[MrChad]

Do it over a pit of hungry alligators.

 

[Tiamat]

ive seen people put on waited belts, weighted anklets, weighted vests...

 

[SoftwareEng]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do it over a pit of hungry alligators.

lol I don't need motivation, I need more resistance. (do it in Iraq?)

 

[Canai]

maybe get some of those rubber tubes and tie one end to the floor or a rock or somethin and the other end to your feet / belt?

 

[NuclearNed]

widen your grip

 

[axelfox]

do more.

 

[tbike06]

1 handed pull ups

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng
Hi,

bragging aside I can do 3-4 sets of 10+ pull-ups / chin-ups, so it's not really a good workout for me anymore (I want 2 sets ~ 8-10 reps). Short of attaching a weight to my belt, how can I make this exercise harder? Most gyms have vertical row machines, but if I try to lift more than my own weight I'll just come off the bench

thanks.

stay in shape.

What's there to brag about .

If you do not wish to use a weight belt, you must increase the number of reps. Try to do twenty reps for two sets. This is the standard military PFT score of 100 points, so it is a good goal to get to. If and once you find that to be too easy, start working on one arm pullups which require a great amount arm, grip, and back strength. Also, try alternate grips to increase difficulty.

 

[forfor]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
widen your grip

bingo

 

[brikis98]

well, other than an actual weight belt... a trick i used to do when i couldn't make it to the gym was to find a decent backpack and fill it with anything heavy i could find - jugs of water, books, bricks, etc... you can then wear it while you do pull ups and pushups and it can add a good amount of resistance. not the most comfortable thing on earth, but it gets the job done.

 

[CaptnKirk]

Tie hundred pound weights to your balls.

 

[blackdogdeek]

i've seen people loop handtowels over the bar and grip the loose ends of them instead of the bar and try to do pull-ups.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
Tie hundred pound weights to your balls.

*spit*

ROFL

 

[glenn beck]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
i've seen people loop handtowels over the bar and grip the loose ends of them instead of the bar and try to do pull-ups.

I do this one, just use one towel and then switch sides, will destroy your lats.

 

[edro]

Wider, slower.

I don't care how in shape you are, wide, slow pullups are very tough.

The wider you go, the more you are working your lats.

 

[skrilla]

Just curious why you don't want to wear a weighted belt? I have done that with dips to make them harder.


Man, I am looking for a way to make pullups easier!

 

[roguerower]

Vary your grip. Wide arm vs. narrow arm will work it. Or just do more

 

[SoftwareEng]

Originally posted by: brikis98
well, other than an actual weight belt... a trick i used to do when i couldn't make it to the gym was to find a decent backpack and fill it with anything heavy i could find - jugs of water, books, bricks, etc... you can then wear it while you do pull ups and pushups and it can add a good amount of resistance. not the most comfortable thing on earth, but it gets the job done.

I like that! a backpack with a couple a dumbell would work great. I could increase the resistance very gradually.

I'll just have to explain why I'm putting a dumbell in my backpack and walking out of the weight room

 

[Mo0o]

you can hold a dumbell with your legs

 

[Ayah]

For pushups, get someone to sit on you.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Seated lat pull downs won't work? Most have a padded bar that you place your knees under. I pull down weight > my own body weight with an ultra-wide grip . It's kinda tough getting down the first time, but then you lock your legs under the bar and you're all set.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
you can hold a dumbell with your legs

I see that quite often. Also, I see belts lying around the gym that you can wear and attach plates to them that dangle between your legs as you do you pull-ups.

 

[SoftwareEng]

How about this for an invention: a belt you put around your show or ankle with a small hook or locking mechanism to securely attach a plate or dumbell?

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: SoftwareEng

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do it over a pit of hungry alligators.

lol I don't need motivation, I need more resistance. (do it in Iraq?)

We don't have alligators

To switch it up, I use the weight belt, go wider, palms in, behind the neck...occasionally, I'll do it one-handed (bath hands on the bar for stability, use the non-work hand as little as possible)

Either that, or I just move to lat pull-downs