Manly thread: Chin-ups

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:58 pm

What is the maximum number of chin ups you can do, if you were fully rested and in front of an installed standard-issue chin up bar!?!??!!...3....

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:02 pm

If I do it with proper form, maybe 5. Probably 4.

If I spread my arms a little, I think I can do 8-10. It's been a while - I'm stronger now, but gave also gained 20lbs.

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:04 pm

I used to be able to do about 20, when I was in shape from fencing multiple times a week.

Probably only 4-5 right now.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:08 pm

wow... I can only do 3 at the moment... I am a big wuss.

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:33 pm

There is no reason for me to pull my whole body up with my arms.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:43 pm

Heretic wrote:...

YOU WINZ DEH THREAD!
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Neo · Post by **Neo** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:19 am

Heretic wrote:There is no reason for me to pull my whole body up with my arms.

Yeah, that's what I say too. Especially since I can break the rules of the matrix with antigravity ^_~

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:52 am

Er... hm. I actually had to look this up, for some reason I thought it was lifting your weight with your chin, which I thought would be a bit of a bastard.

But actually I haven't tried this recently. I'll have to attempt it next time I'm at the gym and see how far I get...

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:09 am

To help with my low chin-up numbers I've started using the \"assisted chin-up\" machine at the gym. Normally I just use dumbbells, a treadmill, and a few others, off and on through-out the week for the past year. I think adding the \"assisted chin-up\" machine should target mussels that weren't being worked out before.

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:06 am

Isaac wrote:
Mussels

Muscles

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:11 am

UNDA DA SEEEAAA!!!
EPIC EDIT!!!! UNDA DA SEEEAAA!!!

No no no..
I did mean to write muscles but I was referring to these kind:

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:43 pm

eight

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:59 pm

Wow... I never thought null would be strongest nerd here...

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:30 pm

Depends on body weight…20 was my regular target during the time I was working out (160 lbs)…today I would probably tear a tendon or something.

Oh, and I used to do them palms forward.

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:43 pm

Spidey wrote:Oh, and I used to do them palms forward.

I never could do nearly as many that way. Much tougher.

Neo · Post by **Neo** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:48 pm

Why can't women post in this thread about how many chin-ups they can do?

What is the maximum number of chin ups you can do, if you were fully rested and in front of an installed standard-issue chin up bar!?!??!!...

You wasted about 2 seconds of your life. You should have just asked the maximum number of chin-ups we can do. If you wanted some kind of relative maximum, then you could explain the part about rest and the chin-up bar. ^_~

Thenior wrote:
Isaac wrote:http://www.stayfitbug.com/wp-content/up ... uscles.jpg
Muscles

That guy needs some Rogaine maybe? o_o

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:00 pm

I can do about 6.

CUDA · Post by **CUDA** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:13 pm

I havent done and pull up's in 35 years. I could do 10-15 then but I was only 175 lbs. now I'm 50 and 272 lbs, but I do go to the Gym and weight lift 3 times a week. dumbell presses. fly's, leg presses, and so forth. I dont dare do weighted squats because of my back.

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:01 pm

Isaac wrote:Wow... I never thought null would be strongest nerd here...

I have great arm and leg strength but my core is in terrible shape from drinking too much dark beer and my cardio endurance is about as bad as a pack-a-day smoker on account of being a lazy couch potato. I'm getting back into running though so hopefully that'll get better.

NUMBERZero · Post by **NUMBERZero** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:09 am

I'm 17 and I did 20 and died later that day.

It helps when you do fencing and bowling so you have strong arms.

Neo · Post by **Neo** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:38 pm

Male chauvinist pig. ^_~

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:41 am

I used to do 6-7................one arm chin ups

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:18 am

woodchip wrote:I used to do 6-7................one arm chin ups

Code: Select all

av=[] 
one_arm_chinups=[6,7] 
for x in one_arm_chinups: 
     av.append((x*5)+x) 
print "Your estimated regular chinup number is %s." % (int(sum(av)/2))

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:46 pm

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:02 pm

I'd like to see your formula for converting single arm chin-ups to double. Clearly someone who can do several single arm chin-ups can do many many more double armed chin-ups.

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:15 pm

here ya go in javascript:

http://jsbin.com/abixo4/31

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:48 pm

Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm.

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:07 pm

2 to 3 Then I have to wait a few days before I can do it again.

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Aus-RED-5 · Post by **Aus-RED-5** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:46 pm

Grendel wrote:Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm.

Chuck Norris does his with his pinkie finger!

Neo · Post by **Neo** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:27 pm

why is this page distorted?

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:28 pm

Aus-RED-5 wrote:
Grendel wrote:Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm.
Chuck Norris does his with his pinkie finger!

That's harder to calculate

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:56 pm

Thenior wrote:
Aus-RED-5 wrote:
Grendel wrote:Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm.
Chuck Norris does his with his pinkie finger!
That's harder to calculate

Chuck doesn't do pull ups. He pulls the floor away from himself. With his mind. And he only stops when the floor gets too tired and asks for mercy.

Aus-RED-5 · Post by **Aus-RED-5** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:18 pm

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:29 pm

0 right now cause then i will have to walk away from my computer and that involves work :\\

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:56 pm

A very long time ago, I could do 15. I don't think I've even tried since those days, so I don't know how much that number has gone down...

Burlyman · Post by **Burlyman** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:38 pm

Anyone care to fix the bottom of page 1 of this thread?

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:29 pm

Burlyman wrote:Anyone care to fix the bottom of page 1 of this thread?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:30 am

Looks fine to me.

Burlyman · Post by **Burlyman** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:11 pm

o ^_^

Well if it helps, I have the POWAH of anti-gravity (in the Matrix, at least), so I don't have to do pull ups.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:32 am

Neo wrote:why is this page distorted?

Simple you're using two different accounts Burlesqueman, the secret society of .net is not happy!

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