Back Help: I cant do pull ups

[uzair rocks]

I can do 1, maybe 2 underhand pullups, but what I really want to do is be able to do an overhand, wider grip pull up.

The Pull up assist machines in my gym are really terrible.

Would doing chin-ups translate into being able to do pull-ups? or should i stick with heavy lat pulldowns.

I just need help on which exercises and reps i should be working with.

Thanks

[DokterVet]

Yeah, doing chin-ups will definitely help you to do pullups. Why do you want to do wide grip?

[Built]

Shoulder width or narrower works lats better. Wide grip just wrecks your RC.

Try self-assisting by setting the squat rack at eye level, or do something Anthony told me about: jump chins. Jump to "up", lower on your own. Repeat.

[Kong]

Or step up on a chair, get someone to lower it and just do the negative, more or less what biult said but a bit simpler. Why not just stick with the close-grip chins and build your strength up, thats what i do. Try to do another rep every/every other week. Also try doing them at the beginning of a workout when your backs fresh and get someone to help you do 2 assisted pullups. Do 2 chinups with 2 assisted one week then do some close-grip pulldowns the next week with slightly higher reps (I like 3x5 or 3x4-6 with that stirrup handle or whatever it is, the one with the handles that are parallel and looks like a v from the side)