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    Mission
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    Got 17 pullups

    Today I decided to go all out on my first set of pullups. I got 17. Does anybody know what the average is for somebody with a BMI of 21?
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    Wow, no way to know what the average is for any BMI, I would guess. What's your height and weight? 17 is impressive.
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    Good job.. I recently found out I cant even do a single pull up starting from the ground.
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    Great! Now, do 17 at 125% W and you'll be elite!

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    Oh crap, never mind, I read pushups.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Haaji Dont Surf
    Oh crap, never mind, I read pushups.


    hahahahaha
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    Soon you can start working on one armed pullups.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikael
    Soon you can start working on one armed pullups.

    Or IMO, weighted pullups, would be an even better idea!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mike_mm
    Wow, no way to know what the average is for any BMI, I would guess. What's your height and weight? 17 is impressive.
    5'11", 150 pounds

    Yeah, I would like to do weighted pullups sometime soon, but it seems insanely hard, even with just 10 extra pounds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mission
    5'11", 150 pounds

    Yeah, I would like to do weighted pullups sometime soon, but it seems insanely hard, even with just 10 extra pounds.
    If you can do 17 BW pullups, then a little extra weight shouldn' be too hard, though they are very different strengths. I doubt i could do 17 good pullups in one set right now, but extra weight is pretty easy. It's all about what you train for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mission
    5'11", 150 pounds

    Yeah, I would like to do weighted pullups sometime soon, but it seems insanely hard, even with just 10 extra pounds.
    That's probably psychological, 10lbs is not that much harder at all when you can do your bodyweight 17 times, I bet if you put 2 5lb plates in a backpack and tried to do some pullups, you'd get at least 10
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    i finally made it to a plate..did 5 pronated with 50 lbs. I'm 6'0 170. Also did 6 dips with 70lbs....kinda wierd how I can move 240 lbs for a dip motion but I can barely do 185 3 times on flat bench
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    Quote Originally Posted by KeMiKaL
    i finally made it to a plate..did 5 pronated with 50 lbs. I'm 6'0 170. Also did 6 dips with 70lbs....kinda wierd how I can move 240 lbs for a dip motion but I can barely do 185 3 times on flat bench
    ROM is less in a dip, and arms are in a stronger position. My dip is probably 40-50lbs stronger than my bench in poundage terms.

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