Pullups :
Under the bar, I hop up, and start.
5,8,10, easy, 12, still easy, hit 15, keep going, 17 I tie recent PR, they’re all strict, 18 strict enough, 19, 20.
I was a little loose with form on rep 20, and maybe on rep 19.
Lifetime PR
age 14 to 26
zero to 20 reps
Pullups
I’ll get it truly strict soon. Making it a solid 20.
I’d be even higher with chins.
I don’t know what I weigh. Screw the scale, it doesn’t matter.
6′, I doubt I’m any lighter than 245, I’m probably 260.
20 pullups.
There is only performance.
You want to be good at calisthenics – it’s commitment, do lots of reps, give it time, you’ll get there.
The first thing I do on the gym floor is a set of pullups. I always get 10, some days more, like today.
I tend to do a couple more sets of 10 throughout my time at the gym.
It’s just something I do. It doesn’t feel like work.
It’s cool to still get the set of 10 immediately after machine preacher curls.
Now I’m at what was the next level. Going up.
Dips :
I spoke about dips with my uncle.
I’ve done over a 100 before.
Recently I’ve done 60 reps on a couple of occasions, and always am good for 50+.
100 for time took just under 3:00 very recently.
They’re the body transformation gone dumb, taking thought out of the equation.
They’re the dip odyssey.
My Fat Friend :
He’s now coming to the gym with me twice a week.
On his own accord he started doing tricep pushdowns, even superset them with cable lateral raises.
I was happy.
He did an exercise on his own accord.
He then suggested leg press next.
I was even happier.
I’ll be writing more about us at the gym.
Very obese, he’s pretty weak, but with his massive size I know the strength comes fast.
Full body, getting him used to higher reps and more sets, he’ll get to dips and chins at some point.
It was about four years ago, maybe even once before that, when he first asked to train with me.
He is now!
I’m committed to helping him.
While I don’t view him as doing enough, he is doing something.
He’s now at the gym twice a week.
He’s started on session two to willingly do exercises. He suggested the leg press and wasn’t mamby pamby about it either.
I saw far more effort today than his session last week.
He put in effort on the leg press.
Now, as training “takes”, I’ll have to get him eating reasonably, going for daily walks, and to drop the booze and smoking/vaping.
With me on his side, he can’t fail.
Today was a great spring day!
-J