Weighted Pullup Challenge 2006 - results

Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later

Just make sure you have pantys on, or I'll report you.

Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

That's pretty good! What's your bodyweight?

DZ

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Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

That's pretty good! What's your bodyweight?

I compete at 67.5 kg in powerlifting and 70 kg in girevoy sport. I
usually am about 70 kg most mornings.

I took me a while to work up to bw + 100 lbs. a few years ago and I'm a
lot stronger now. I haven't trained weight chinups in years (just been
doing the HLR/PU combo w/ a 30lb dumbbell I've talked about and not even
that regularly). I imagine, if this is what I could get on no training,
I could improve on it by a noticeable amount with a bit of work.

I was disappointed not to get the bw + 75 with a pullup grip but my
setup is weird - it's at bottom of a stairway and I can't get as wide a
grip as I'd like. I think, with enough room, I might do as well or
better with a PU grip.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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DZ

Steve Freides said:

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Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

That's pretty good! What's your bodyweight?

I compete at 67.5 kg in powerlifting and 70 kg in girevoy sport. I
usually am about 70 kg most mornings.

I took me a while to work up to bw + 100 lbs. a few years ago and I'm a
lot stronger now. I haven't trained weight chinups in years (just been
doing the HLR/PU combo w/ a 30lb dumbbell I've talked about and not even
that regularly). I imagine, if this is what I could get on no training,
I could improve on it by a noticeable amount with a bit of work.

I was disappointed not to get the bw + 75 with a pullup grip but my
setup is weird - it's at bottom of a stairway and I can't get as wide a
grip as I'd like. I think, with enough room, I might do as well or
better with a PU grip.

That is extraordinary, especially at your BW. Well done, Steve. I'm
kinda surprised at the difference the grip makes for you though. I
never do CU grip though so maybe I should try that to see what kind of
difference I find.

Stephen.

DZ said:

Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:
CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

That's pretty good! What's your bodyweight?

Doesn't matter for your contest. 😉

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Steve Freides said:

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Steve Freides <[email hidden]> wrote:

>I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.
>
>PU: bw x 1
>PU: bw + 25 x 1
>PU: bw + 50 x 1
>PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar
>
>switched to CU grip, have both these on video:
>
>CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
>CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

That's pretty good! What's your bodyweight?

I compete at 67.5 kg in powerlifting and 70 kg in girevoy sport. I
usually am about 70 kg most mornings.

I took me a while to work up to bw + 100 lbs. a few years ago and I'm
a lot stronger now. I haven't trained weight chinups in years (just
been doing the HLR/PU combo w/ a 30lb dumbbell I've talked about and
not even that regularly). I imagine, if this is what I could get on
no training, I could improve on it by a noticeable amount with a bit
of work.

I was disappointed not to get the bw + 75 with a pullup grip but my
setup is weird - it's at bottom of a stairway and I can't get as wide
a grip as I'd like. I think, with enough room, I might do as well or
better with a PU grip.

That is extraordinary, especially at your BW. Well done, Steve. I'm
kinda surprised at the difference the grip makes for you though. I
never do CU grip though so maybe I should try that to see what kind of
difference I find.

Thanks but I don't think it's all that great. John Hanson posting on
the other thread and Jeff F. 'hint' are right that bodyweight should
matter here - John's suggestion of Wilkes Points or similar is right,
IMHO.

I think the grip is, as I said, somewhat of a function of the way my
pullup was is situated at the bottom of my stairs. I have a pullup bar
on my power rack but it's not high enough off the ground, it doesn't
have a step for me to get up on with weights, and it also flares down
pretty quickly - I prefer a straight bar, anyway.

Bodyweight on a belt seems like a number I'd call "extraordinary" - 1/2
to 2/3 bodyweight is what any reasonably strong person of my size should
be expected to do. At least at my size, I'd put a 2.5 x bodyweight DL
(my 1RM) and a 2/3 bw chinup (also what I've done) on about equal
footing. A 2.5 x bodyweight DL isn't shabby but neither is it anything
to write home about - I look at it as making me a powerlifter but not a
particularly good one. 🙂

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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Stephen.

Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

There is no doubt that your are THE biggest clown to ever post in MFW.

--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

There is no doubt that your are THE biggest clown to ever post in MFW.

--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

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Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

There is no doubt that your are THE biggest clown to ever post in MFW.

Would that be an ass clown?

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Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

There is no doubt that your are THE biggest clown to ever post in MFW.

Would that be an ass clown?

Robert Schuh said:

Steve Freides said:

I'll post a video or two later, but here's what I did.

PU: bw x 1
PU: bw + 25 x 1
PU: bw + 50 x 1
PU bw + 75 x 1, failed - didn't quite get chin over the bar

switched to CU grip, have both these on video:

CU: bw + 75 x 1 - pretty easy
CU: bw + 100 x 1 - just barely got chin to top of bar.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

There is no doubt that your are THE biggest clown to ever post in MFW.

Judging by the preliminary pullups results, I'm a somewhat bigger
clown than Steve!

DZ said:

Judging by the preliminary pullups results, I'm a somewhat bigger
clown than Steve!

I beg to differ. Neither of you has been to clown college (yes, it
really does exist) and therefore are not qualified to call yourselves
clowns.