The Secret to Pull-Ups | How to Go From 0 to 20+
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2016
- Maj. Misty Posey, the Plans Officer for Manpower Integration, developed a pull-up program to help all Marines improve their pull-ups no matter their starting point, and says she has yet to find a Marine she has not been able to help.
To see the full program: www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Doc...
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How to do pull-ups - do more fuckin pull-ups
a fucking men man. they aren't even hard if ur in halfway decent shape. I honestly am confused how some people can't just do them.
"How do I run faster and do more push ups" JUST FUCKING DO IT
I stared at only being able to do about 8 max. Did around 50-60 a day for a few months. Now I'm at a max of 35. Too fuckin easy.
Drew Schiefelbein i can do 120 pushups but i can only do 2 pullups.
Chocolate Santos how do you do it? Do you spread them out throughout the day? Do you do it everyday?
Step One: Grab Bar. Step Two: Pull-Up
lol
Oooooh so that's what I've been doing wrong all these years.
Wait... WHAT!?!?
INSTRUCTIONS NOT CLEAR!!! DICK STUCK IN ELEVATOR!!!
HELP ME MASTER!!!
Ye
0:37 "The biggest issue with increasing pull up count is the lack of information available" *Ya don't say*
Ironic.
there s a link to the full program in the captions
Litterally do 4-5 max effort sets a day 3 days a week and you’ll be at 20 in 3 months max (assuming you can already do at least 5-6)
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BMyVision read the description
Where in the Sam hell are the tips?
Just do the damm pullup Old 3rd Marine we never die we just fade away .
In bootcamp I was only getting 14. After 3 years in the fleet I was easily getting 23. You get stronger over time.
Pullups will not make you survive artillery lol.
@@I666I Lies. If you make it to 100x3, you can literally survive anything.
@@cheesyjesus7887 if you make it to 100x3, you survive because you killed everyone else
@@HenrikSherwood Lmao
@@I666I🤓
I've really learned a lot here...............
hahhahahahahaha agree
David Murphy full detail is in the info section. Noob
thought criminal so you think
thought criminal don't believe the propaganda
thought criminal "facts" lol okay
"The secret to doing a pull up is..."
*Dies*
I was a Marine. I did a 300pft many times.
I did tons of pull ups on my liberty.
One trick I used is
two days before a pft
I would do 100 pull ups.
One day before a pft I would rest and eat no food all day.
So the day of the pft I felt light as a feather
And strong as a bee.
I’m now 59 and have a pull up bar next to my bed.
On my 40th birthday I did 400 pull ups
Damn dude
Dude is a monster
Respect
Holy shit
Was a marine? You are a marine! Semper Fi
soooo how do you do more pull-ups?
description has the link to full program. it's helped my wife out a lot.
-Sgt H
+Jonathan Herrera is it free ? Lol
+rob cha -You do more pull-ups by doing pull-ups, not complicated.
+Young KvngVII yes of course! It only cost sweat and effort!
-Sgt Herrera
+Ismail Khayam when I was working on pullups, I did something different that work for me. I have done 20 pulls every pft I've done.
I seem to remember, as a teen, not being able to do any. I started in 8th grade with barely one, then every day on the bar, I got stronger and stronger. 20 took about
3 moths and in 10th grade my max was 33. In the corps, I always got 20. Now 4 decades later, I can still do about 12, sometimes struggle and do 15 but it takes a
daily regimen of alternating a single max set, with multiple sets at half-max, if memory serves me right. For example if one's max is 12, do 5 or 6 sets of 1/2 max or
6, rest a day, do a max set, rest and repeat. I am starting this process again, at 66, to try to get my old 20+ max.
I'm starting over at 52. I've had some injuries pull me away but my daughter, 8 has started challenging me. She's up to 3. She pedals like a bicycle, it's funny as hell.
Going from 0 to 20 in 3 months???? That’s insane! Definitely an anomaly…
For anyone wondering how to do more pull-ups or what the program is, there’s a link in the description that gives a lot of detailed advice! Good luck Marines, and anyone else who needs it!
thank you. i was wondering.
I went to the link. It is a pdf that is difficult to understand. The whole point of UA-cam is to explain things with video. Also, a video would have been easier to make than that complex pdf.
@@jakemccoy right this is stupid
The main secret is to hook your thumbs over the bar so your forearms don't get fatigued from gripping the bar. Second secret is to lean back and engage your entire back so it becomes almost a rowing motion. If you pull straight up, you are relying only on arm, shoulders, and lat muscles.
Rob Cha I'm a retired marine and what helped me was pyramiding. That means do one pull do five push ups. Do two pull ups do five push ups. Do three pull ups do five push ups and so forth till you get to ten pull ups.
like.. diamond pushups or regular pushups.
just wondering, and i'm gonna read this Major's guide, i've never fucking figured out the 'use your back' pullups although I hear you can do much more than bicep pullups, but everytime I try it, I always fail(and have no idea how the form works)
+quicklode incorporate as many forward grip as you can do (if it's zero then start with a hang) and do the rest of your pull-ups reverse grip. Once you can do 5 forward grip pull-ups train those exclusively.
Pyramids got me from 17 to 28. I'm shooting for 30-35 now.
g496r500t got it, thank you so much!
what do you mean by pyramids?
I can do zero. After this video, I can still do zero.
That means you're doing three times the number you were previously able to accomplish. (Or is that five times?) Regardless, congratulations. Keep up the good work.
How old are u ? I’m 59 and can do 10
dafuq are the tips??
lol... it's in the the description.
Any one still watching this and can’t figure it out...this is how I went from 15-30 pull ups in 6 months while deployed: do 5 max sets a day, every day. Even if you’re sore and can only do 3, max out 5 times a day. Getting better at pull ups is all about constantly signaling your body.
Thank you because this wasn’t really helpful for me
Yes it does take determination you gotta want to do them.
How much rest between sets? Or can they be spaced out as much as I like?
Since you’re training for performance, take as much rest as you need, though i doubt this will ever be more than 2-3 minutes
"I haven't met anyone I haven't been able to help"
Challenge accepted
So what is the secret?
+PastorMikeUSMC you don't pull with your arms you rotate your back and shoulders
Exactly right
Its a secret ....
the secret is the narines
IronMikeUSMC hey psst its using your arms.
So, what's the secret to pull ups? They talked around it but never said.
Michael Wong
Exactly.
MC bs.
Marine veteran.
Michael Wong its a link in the description
@@1FaithHopeandLove it literally says "If you want to see the program download the link"
the secret is love
Eat three green crayons wait 4 minutes and eat ONE blue crayon
I got good at pull-ups by doing the flex am hang for as long as I could hold it. After a few weeks I could do about 3 but after a few months I got up to 10. Technique is important and so is confidence but practice is key.
Minimum pull ups for Marines should be like 10. Not that 2 or 3 bullshit they got now.
2 or 3? So you don't know the actual number? So I take it you're not actually a Marine, but you're trying to make rules, typical.
+IncognegroFidelity -The minimum is 3. Which is too low.
IncognegroFidelity I don't remember. I have not done pull ups for the Marines in a while. But I sure as hell was not doing anywhere near the minimum which is way to low.
+Anthony Batista -You are correct, 3 is way too low! Should be at least 5-6.
edwardpf123 For the Marines I think it should be no less than 10. Army should be 5-6 in my opinion.
To be honest, the secret is to literally just doing more pull-ups. Assistance exercises like rows and bicep curls could help out with grip strength and things like that but honestly if you work on doing pull-ups every other day you'll get very good at them very quickly. Sometimes you can change up how many you do, for instance...Monday: 3 sets to complete failure (treat every set like it is the day of your PFT, rest about 1.5-2 minutes in between sets) Wednesday: Take the number you did from the first set yesterday (so your max pull-ups at full strength) and then cut it in half. Do continuous sets until you can't reach that number anymore and then do one last burnout set. Example: my best right now is 16, I would do sets of 8 until I couldn't hit 8 anymore, and obviously resting in between sets. Friday: Change up grips (wide, normal, neutral, chin-ups), and maybe throw in some negatives if you'd like and have fun with it. Case and point just doing more pull-ups will help you the most.
Dan Walsh that's actually what we wanted to learn from thus video but thanks.
You're 100% right. A lot of folks try to do other exercises to build up the strength to do pull ups but the best way to do pull ups is to simply hang on the bar for any duration of time and attempt to pull up. If you want to do something other than hanging off the bar you should try hanging up on the bar and doing negatives. Don't waste time doing anything else and you'll find yourself doing a lot more pull ups.
The only problem is that trying to do pull ups is quite boring. I think a lot of folks end up trying to do something else then find they still can't do pull ups despite that. So the best way I find is that you should try to do pull ups all day long. Get a bar and just try to do a pull up here and there or just hang on the bar for a little and do something else. The idea is the bar will build up all the proper strength to do an exercise.
All Marines should be trained in basic gym and weight lifting classes. There is no secret to pull ups other than putting time in the gym. I never touched a pull up bar to train for pull ups until I reached a consistent max of 23.
Yes, you are right. Best way to do pull-ups is to do it every day. When we do something regularly, it becomes a habit. Perfection will Automatically comes in when we do it regularly. I did my first chin-up and pull-ups without any assistance. I did 5 for both. It's better to do smaller reps for beginners.For example, one should do 2 reps/6 sets and gradually increase the reps/sets.
My way of training to do more pull-ups is to do weighted pull-ups. I have seen a big growth in the number of pull-ups I can do without the weights now compared to when I wasn't using the weights
I read the guide in the description. The main thing I think its missing is "plateauing". That is, when a training program no longer benefits a person and only maintains. When I was trying to increase my pull-up count, there came a point where just doing pullups regularly throughout the day, did nothing for me. That was around the 16-18 pullup mark for me. For awhile I thought I was overtraining or something, so I spread all my pull-up related workouts to only 2-3 times per week. That did nothing for me. I tried challenges like "every minute on the minute" and doing max sets every hour every other day. Nothing. The fastest way I found personally to fix that was to add weight (ie. a backpack) with a few pounds of gear in it and do max sets with that for a couple weeks, and then go back to doing bodyweight sets. Easily gained 5-6 pullups added to my max set. I believe that is the secret to pullups.
progressive overload
I accidentally did this program last summer. Every time I cussed I made myself do 3 pullups (around a dozen to 20 times a day). In about 3 weeks I went from doing 4 or 5 pullups to 9. Also, ran a mile per every cig a day (4-6). Took my run time down about 2 min as well in 3 weeks. I would split the mileage in between HIIT and distance.
That's awesome!! Good for you!!
mrsglittermepink So yo cuss like a sailor and smoke like a chimney. Nice.
A smoking potty-mouth. My kinda gal.
Thank you for your time and effort in truly helping those in need of a different mind set. It is true when You put Mind over matter, Accomplishments are formed.
I appreciate Your Service Ma'am.
helped a Marine go for 12 to 20 in 5 weeks doing the Armstrong pullup program. I went from 22 to 27 in 5 weeks.
I flatlined my pullup count at 15, but I added weights to a backpack and wore it while doing them. Now I can do loads more. If you do this, be careful not to screw up your back.
I use a backpack full of books for pushups, but for pullups I don't really want weight hanging on my traps...I shouldn't of try it though...may not actually be a problem
Before you write a comment, the program is on the description.
If you guys want the steps you have to look in the description
For anyone wanting to do more I recommend activating your back when doing your pull ups and make sure you’re bringing chest to the bar and not letting your shoulders and neck crunch with it
If you can do 5 pull ups, start doing dropsets with an assistance band until you can do 10 reps unassisted. After that, start doing weighted pull ups with 10-20 pounds until you can do 5 sets of 5. Then do drop sets going from wheighted straight to assisted.
Tons of information with this one. Here's a crayon for you
Yeah it's called hard work
Google the Armstrong pull up program. I used this to more than double my pull ups when I was in. This program allows you the freedom to start wherever. Its amazing.
Outstanding Thank You all for serving!
"There's not really a lot of information about how to do a pull up."
Google, one of the single greatest repositories for collected human knowledge in existence: *am I a joke to you?*
soooo you're not going to tell us okay. i mean i can already do 20 so it doesn't matter.
Good for you no one cares
I care
+Shreegol Of Shire no u dont...
uncle grandpa I can't do one
They left a link in the description
Brilliant programme! Thank you for your work.
Major Posey- would love to see a UA-cam demo video where you explain the training program that is laid out in the documents and then have people demonstrate each of the moves for us. Thanks!
You need the right tools yeh. Something above your head to grab onto. Practice ladies. pull your body up, literally. Build those muscles. Thats all it takes.
A better title would be "THIS VIDEO IS A LIE AND WASTES YOUR TIME AND SHOWS YOU NOTHING ABOUT HOW TO DO A FREAKING PULL UP"
The whole video is about the female Major being the bestest ever.
Those techniques really helped me out I went from 10 pull ups to 22
For such a famous and high ranking Marine... She was very welcoming. I met her last Thursday at a pull-up clinic and she was perhaps one of the friendliest people I've ever met. If she EVER is in your area, go to her, she's super approachable.
Maj. Misty Posey looks like a female version of Chesty Puller. Rah
+Josh Qui OMG the tales are true,
+Josh Qui Semper!
+Town of Oyster Bay Corruption Exposed Fi
Bravo Prescott oh my God I'm in stitches!
I need the secret to push ups
A little late but start doing as many as possible, then the next day do a set of your max minus 3, then your max, then your max plus 3, then your max minus one. Do this every other day with about 1 to 5 minutes of rest as needed between sets, the less the better. Every two weeks do a day where you just do as many as possible until you physically cant, then modify your routine using that as your max.
cool! thanks for the techniques!
Thanks for the tip
it works my starting pull up count was 50 now I have doubled it to100 hoorah
No you didnt
+Proud Infidel (Proudinfidel1) what ever your words mean nothing to me
+Dan Folk
Did you serve in the army?
+Manny Alvarado no I'm 15 years of age but I want to join the MarineCorps when I am 20 or so
+Dan Folk
By the time your 20, you might be done with going to college and having a bachelor degree, you can join as a officer then.
Excellent job Major! Thank you for solving this for all Marines and for helping to silence those naysayers that are still in the dark ages about the capabilities of Women Marines. OORAH M'am! - GySgt USMC ret.
The capabilities of women Marines...Do NOT include being able to best Russian, Chinese, Syrian, Iraqi, etc., males in hand-to-hand combat. The capabilities of women Marines do NOT include not bleeding out of their genitals and cramping painfully once a month while on long patrols. The capabilities of women Marines no NOT include having less body-fat and more testosterone-induced muscular hypertrophy, resulting in naturally higher muscular strength and development. I could literally type paragraphs, but it's sad that we live in a day when people are blind to the fact that men have evolved to be bigger, stronger, faster, more explosive, more capable of violence, and more able to endure long-term physical hardship, than women. You can indulge in your GI Jane fantasies until kingdom come, but you can't change evolution no matter how much you sulk and whine. When women Marines are getting their necks snapped in close combat, when women Marines are being raped to death by subhuman ISIS fighters, when women Marines slowing down and reducing the overall capability of the entire unit, and getting male Marines killed as a result, hopefully you'll reconsider. Say what you will about the Israelis, but their military is honed to protect a small nation in a hostile land, and they withdrew females from combat units after a trial period because it DID. NOT. WORK. They've integrated women into the air forces, MPs, intelligence, and a myriad of other occupations with great success, but direct ground combat is no place for women. Period.
All of your points are interesting, but none of them are germane to the video on which I commented. I thought the video was about PT? If I were to expand on it I'd say that those that believe in gender-norming are the ones to whom I'm addressing. As well as those who still, for reasons I can't fathom, want to put Women Marines into some sort of box. When I first went in women had just started having the same uniforms as the men (though they were only issued 2 sets of cammies). The mile and a half PT run was still relatively new, and they women Marines didn't fire the rifle at all! When those things were changed, there was an uproar that "women won't be able to get into the firing positions" and "they will be taking training time away from the men" and most egregious, "the are genetically incapable of firing better than low marksman!" All of which were just wrong. That said, At which point did my comments even intimate comparisons between female and male Marines, or women in ground combat, or the biological differences between men and women? Talk about over reach and only being able to see through the prism of one's ideology. Regardless of the aforementioned issues, bringing the PFT into synch with the current male standard is a good thing for the Corps. And female Marines doing pull ups is the first, and necessary step to accomplishing that goal.
I salute you.
You sir nailed it!
females have no place in the beloved corps. Political Correctness will be the death of America
One additional compliment to both pull ups and chin ups (palms facing away, palms facing inward, respectively) is at the end of both, half way up, to a greater extent half way down, STOP, HOLD.............. Lock your arms in a 90 degree position and HOLD. Hold for as long as you realistically can and then proceed to (try to) go up one last time, or, if you are on the down motion, after the hold, let yourself down fully. This is, at that point, a pure ISOMETRIC and isometric is beyond critically important toward increasing strength. Incorporate isometric in any number of exercise.
Also with pull ups and chin ups, many go too fast. While a quick upward movement is a good thing at times with a slow downward movement, try sets where you are going up slowly and down even slower. A "simple" set of "only" ten - SLOWLY executed will be a real eye opener for many who heretofore like to jackrabbit up and down as quick as possible and by same achieving a higher numerical.
i honer you all very much my husband was in the marines27 years it was rough but he passed away at 45 a massive heart attack .god bless you men an woman
Where do you start if you can't do any at all?
Dannie Morgan Start lifting. Work a main body part each day, incorporate an ab workout at the end of each workout to develop your core. As you build muscles throughout your body attempt a single pull up each day. After you get one. Try for two, then three and so on.
Dannie Morgan just keep trying. also start deadlifting and 1 arm rows.
Don't be female is step 1.
Negative vertical push ups is one way of starting. Also, horizontal rows (sometimes called Australian pull ups) and incrementally decrease the angle towards vertical. Also, learning the kip pull up technique allows you to develop the feel of vertical movement. Once you can do three, then pyramiding (perform 1 pull up, then rest, perform 2 pull ups then rest, etc. and then back down after you reach your target number) a la the Navy Seal and the USMC Workouts, will help you develop strength.
If u can't do pull-ups start with building arms with push-ups
I just watched this video and now I can do 236 pull ups at 1 time
Very informative video- What would I do with out you guys!! : ]
Exactly, the detailed and specific information in this video (!?) was a big help.
The link is in the video description 😂
Props to Missy. I love this story!
Sergeant Major Hendges is my ROTC instructor now and this is exactly how he is in class
THERE"S a LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!
+Rick i Shh, let them complain.
For everyone saying the video didnt help, the entire program is downloadable as a pdf from the link in the description.
To the people who are wondering where the tips are, you gotta download the program. The website is in the description.
“The secret”..... that’s still a secret to us all! Lol 😂
is because the information is USMC classified.
tactical mascara
😂😂
Lots of knowledge and great tips in this video
I have worked with some tough Lady Marines, keep up the great work!
I didn't see one properly executed pull-up, or are the standards going to be "adjusted" [lowered] again.
What you are talking about, is the arm being so far forward right? (Like a reverse grip chin up rather than a pull-up) That definitely makes it easier, the arm more to the side uses more back, less bicep. (If I want to do biceps.........I'll finish up with chin-ups or do some curls.......always do the pronated grip first)
they dont use a good lower body form , its almost like they are kipping
For 18 of my 22 years in the Corps male Marines were allowed to use the kip on PFTs. I changed over to dead-hang at a PFT a few years before the change happened, but it took me about a year to regain the 8 pull ups I lost to get back up to 20. I used the Navy Seal workout at the time. It took longer, as it's a progressive workout, but the result is that even having been retired going on 16 years I can STILL do 20 pull ups. Anyway, a way to transition female Marines to the male standard would've been to allow them to kip pull ups. That would've demystified the action to them and their muscles. Then, a progression that required at least 3 dead-hang pull ups within all of their pull ups, and finally removing the kip. Use the kip would also immediately negate the issue of upper body strength differences and allowed an immediate change to the standard once the technique was acquired.
I want to be a Marine sniper like my dad
you need to be shooting probably at least once a week then.
i am i got 4 meddles at
camp for shooting
+Zachery Lieske at camp that's cute
that's a start. you need to get out in the field and shoot too though. you can only get so good at camp shooting at paper.
whats the requirements
Thank you, Major
one thing that helped me was to think more chest to bar rather then trying to get ur chin to bar ...also helps use more of your back muscles rather then biceps in the pull-up ...so think to urself chest up when hanging ...this contracts your back and shoulders lifting ur chest up, then as you begin to bring ur chest to the bar your back is already activated in pulling urself up rather then relying on your biceps to pull most of your weight ...it really helps. Remember Pull-up is a Back Focused Exercise with wider grip, while Chin-up is a Bicep Focused Exercise with narrow grip.
I am 12 and I can go up to 7 pull-ups.I think I am pretty good for my age
hustler 18 im 14 i do 37
Nobbbelzxxtv no u cant funny how u show off on yt comments😂😂😂
itsChizel i actually can i do gymnastics but yeah now you're probably gonna say that that isn't true either but whatever i know i can and people who know me know i can 2
Nobbbelzxxtv vid or it didn't happen
hustler 18 I am 12 too,but I can do 18 :)
Sooo thx video for letting me know of HER program. Title is very misleading.
Check description
Excellent video.~Props to her!
Thank you for your service ma'am
I feel bad for anyone who can't do a single pull-up.
Demetrius pearson me
dont stop belive in!!!! XD
Me
There not easy to do
I couldnt do 1 the first time I tried. Now I can do about 10 in a minute. But it took alot of time to get to that point....
Thx I am in the Young Marines this will really help me
I was curious about the length of grip between hands for pull-ups. I notice my grip is much closer together . I would imagine they must be a certain length for them to count?
wow this video was very informative.
I feel enlightened.
Awesome Major Misty Posey. Ooh Rah! Semper Fi
Thx for the video, I won first and fitness at my school for pull ups
Check the description it has the workout.
Your welcome :)
The biggest problem people have with pull-ups is that they're too fat! Pull-ups start in the kitchen. Get off the carbs, up the protein. I lost 20lb in a couple of months. Can now do pull-ups. Not many but at 50 years old, I'm doing more than I ever managed as a kid.
Maintaining a quick speed is going to help because doing them ultra slow will tire you out and you won't get a high count. As long as they are a complete movement that counts as "legit" from a testing standpoint then why do them slow?
Something they say over at AthleanX is to do hammer curls because they train a muscle in your forearms that is apparently essential to doing pull ups.
I went from 0 to 11 in 5 months 20 sounds great so hope it helps
After reading the Major’s written plan I can see how this is an excellent strategy to increase pull up repetitions.
20 pull ups are Maj. Poses. When told to mount the bar and start doing your PFT. I placed 80% of my body weight on dominant side. Per se 12 or 14 reps (130 lbs.) Then ease your weight to less dominant steadily six more reps to get 20. Hope this advice helps to all Marines. Ooh Rah!
Always had trouble doing pull-ups but could do 10 chin-ups when I was younger. My trick first of all was a mental mindset of feeling light as a feather from the torso down letting my arms and shoulders free to do the hard work. Not sure if I could do the same for pull-ups.
That lat pulldown machine where you load the plates that's like a big lever arm boosted my pull ups I got to the point where I could rep 4 plates on each side. The main thing I would hear Marines say was you should train your pull ups this way or the other, nah you wanna train them every which way, and hit every lat machine in the gym to confuse the muscle as much as possible
I would like to see your method. Is there a downloadable video?
The secret is still safe four years later.
What if you’re overweight? Should u lose the weight first then attempt the pull-up or try the pull up with ur current weight now? Which one is better?
Does anybody know where to find the programm cus the link does not work anymore
All very well if you are not injured. I broke my wrist in the army and it didn't set correctly so it clicks when I do pull ups (or as we call them in Australia: chin ups). Still got abused for not doing enough each time even though I was in a bit of pain. Best I could manage was 16 in a row. Not bad for someone over 50
To anyone asking the program is in the description
I like doing pulls ups. It went from just pulling myself up to feeling like I'm pulling the bar down to my chest in order to get my chin over it. Which is good.
What if i can already do 25 pull-ups? Jk i know how to increase it, but that would hinder my run times. A good zone is 15-20 gping over 20 typically is associated with slower run times.
Wow I like how they told us what to do
I struggle with pull ups, but determined to get better at them
I read her stuff, it's pretty much the same advice one would get doing a simple google search. But honestly, just keep doing pull ups; most marines can lift their own body weight.
Other than the basic advice of, "do negatives, do pyramids, get someone to assist you..." If gym access is available to you, warm up with some lat pull downs to activate those lats, work on scapular retractio, mind muscle connection, and all that stuff.
Lat pull downs aren't a 100% perfect substitute for an actual pull up, but it is pretty close.
I could never get past 19 but I could do 19 wide grip, narrow grip, overhand, underhand, behind or infront of head. Never hit 20. Best way to get good at pull ups is just do a lot of pull ups.
Alternate your grip, it uses different muscles and will round out your strength. 1:27 I consider this a mid grip overhand, try this grip behind the head.
My 8 year old daughter can do 3.
I am 112 and i am doing 6 to 7 to rarely 10. The best thing to increase it i think its running. Because it strenghtens all of your muscles.
is that weight or height(no way it's age, right?)