Here is how I brought my pull up count to 20
- Consistency, not intensity. This is a strength and endurence test which requires practice to get into the most efficient form. Even low intensity practice is useful for conditioning and training for higher repetition ranges.
- Assissted Pull Ups and Lateral Pull Downs will allow you to do the same movement but with many more repetitions. I use the assisted pull up and the lateral pull downs to do high repetition ranges, often 30-50. If you wish to do 20 pull ups, then work with a weight which allows you to do this number. Your grip stamina will develop in these sets which keep your grip muscles under tension for increasingly longer periods. This is necessary for body weight pull ups.
- Breathing and pacing: you will need to find the right balance between how fast you go and where and when you inhale and exhale. I find it helpful to take several deep breaths before I start a set.
THIS IS DEVELOPING. HERE IS WHERE I WAS IN MAY 2025:
This was a starting poing. I now keep my legs straight. I’ll upload an update in a week or so.