Pull ups

I'm gettin addicted to doing pullups. I can easily lift my entire bodyweight with my upper half, and now its given me this urge to keep practicing parkour too. Anyone else do pull ups and get any success with them? It took me ages, but I just doing this works pretty ok with my routine:



1. Use a bar/branch/pole that is as level as you can get it. Door frames vary in strength too much to really be relied upon. Then again, not every branch or bar can be that strong too. Safest option is to used a dedicated bar properly supported, but I just find a really thick branch I can grip around works wonders.

2. If you can, position it least 20cm above your head or higher, if you want a higher pull.

3. Give yourself a small jump when you go to grab on (how you choose to grab it, from hands facing you or away is your choice, hands facing away is easier though.

4. Pull yourself up until your chin gets over the branch/bar/pole/doorframe, then hold for 3 seconds, then let go.

Keep doing this and I can almost guarantee you will start developing a much better upper body.

 

Nice idea that, I can average with my usual one up to 20 in shorts and t shirt and having nothing else add extra weight. You really start feeling the burn but damn its worth it

 

Pull ups are also part of my workout routine.
At the end of all three sets I try to do 10 pull ups.
First set it is 9 (good ones) + 1, second set 8 + 2, third 7 + 3.
So my goal is obviously to do them all 3 rounds without a break.