Comments on: Al Takes the 20 Pull-up Challenge!

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Thanks! And yes, the more leeway one is given with form, the more reps they’ll likely be able to do.

By: reincarnate100

reincarnate100 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:28:00 +0000

Impressive!

I think you missed my question though. You probably got stronger a year later.
I mean if you tested your very strict dead hang pull-ups now and told me the number.Then, tomorrow, you try your regular clean (still perfect looking form) pull-ups and told me that number.Would there be much of a difference? For example you might get 20 super strict, but 25 clean.

I meant without a year in between where you could have got stronger! Thanks!

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:41:00 +0000

Fifty straight pull-ups is a lofty goal, but I believe it’s achievable if you set your sights on it and make it priority #1.

By: Jimsdoodles

Jimsdoodles — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:36:00 +0000

I was trying to do 50 consecutive pull ups earlier this year, and I always seemed to plateau at around 25, but it was still a cool feeling logging my progresses and seeing that I had done 100 pull ups that day.

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:38:00 +0000

Thanks, Pjod71! I think the first video is good, but the second one is a little better and shows progress. Oh, and I can pull to my chest even in a wide grip – it’s definitely not a mechanical impossibility for me.

By: Pjod71

Pjod71 — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:01:00 +0000

hey Al. just saw the 2 videos. In my humble opinion there’s nothing wrong with a shoulder width or narrower grip. I think by widening the grip, although the pull ups become harder, its because your ROM is naturally reduced by the positioning of the elbows. I can pull to my mid -chest with a shoulder width grip but only to my neck with a wide grip – and I don’t think its lack of strength, rather a mechanical impossibility without bending the bar or twisting the arms. Therefore I think your first video is as valid a display of 20 + strict pull ups as the second video. Sorry for the long comment but I had to get that off my chest. Any thoughts?

By: Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » The Twenty Pistol Squat Challenge

Al Kavadlo – We're Working Out! » The Twenty Pistol Squat Challenge — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:16:02 +0000

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By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:32:00 +0000

I did not follow the program on the 20 pull-ups website, though it seems like a pretty good routine.

As for lat pull-downs, I haven’t done those in a long time!

By: Dpuerto

Dpuerto — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:56:00 +0000

So wait are you just doing the pullups or did you follow the methodology? Is it worth it or can you just weight train high reps and those naturally increase? I typically super set lat pull down with pull ups and pushups back to back to back… when I’m actually training.

By: Al Kavadlo

Al Kavadlo — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:53:00 +0000

Thanks!