This spot is a super thick bar, probably 3″ or better – it’s a good deal thicker than the blue fat grips.
I’ve used this bar before, but not at ~290lbs (288 last I saw, shop scale, a few days ago), nor had I done a single rep of weighted pullups in a little over a year and a half.
On a whim I decided to, bringing the 20kg bell with me.
I actually went to the spot thinking I’d be good for three sets or so of 5 x bw+16kg or 3 x bw+20kg, but the first issue was at this fat, 50-60lbs heavier than when I last did weighted pullups, that it was a hell of a time connecting the dip belt!
Fat waist on fat body status doesn’t make for ease of using any kind of belt.
I got an ugly “sorta” rep at bw+20kg (~330-335lbs), then an immediate fail on the second try.
“Okay, switch to unweighted. I hit 8-12, usually 10 or 11, on any given day.”
Three.
3 reps.
I hadn’t factored in how thin the bar I’ve been doing my capita once weekly set on is.
Here today grip was an issue.
I could barely hang from that bar, just seconds.
I’m fat. It’s time to change.
-J
P.S. the first hour uploaded has done real well – the lesson is to upload whatever strikes you, come up with the idea, run with the idea, film it, upload it, try not to compulsively check how it’s doing 🙂