Gonna do some pullups! SEX MONSTA!!

Speaking of pullups... how many pullups can you guys do? They're awesome but such a motherfucker. I can't do more than five or six in a row. Been stuck at that number for months.

Love doing pull ups. actually that how I always start my back /shoulder s day . I do 3 sets of 10 resp and one extra set of 3 to 5 reps with a 35 lbs plate .

I can do -14.

Not a single one. It helps to be lighter. Much lighter.

i can only get 5 or 6. when i try it. which is about once a month...or less.

i should do more.

Been using the MyFitnessPal app on my phone. My wife is on there as well, so it's keeping me more honest with my eating habits. Down 8 lbs right now. Now to just mix in the actual exercise.

Since I can't do a single one, I've been using the lat pull-down machine (no idea what it's actually called), slowly increasing the weight.

2 sets of 10 pull ups but that is absolutely pushing it

Lat pull-down is correct.

A great machine, but many swear you "have to do pullups". Just like "you have to squat". I find the latter to be BS. I do think pullups are an excellent, non-dangerous exercise though. I should do more, it's just the visible humiliation that I don't enjoy too much.

Yeah, my issue though is that I can't do any, so I have to start somewhere, trying to work at least a similar area in order to get to that first successful one.

Pull ups aren't dangerous?

Tell that to my tongue, 18 years ago.

It feels great when you get one. I started by having someone spot me.

My gym has switched ownership. Now the nightclub music is pulsing right when I workout because of a gay-ass crossfit class.

Oh God it's bad. Literally as loud as a nightclub. Poom poom poom. Hit syou like a wall when you walk in the door.

Mine is like that but Its that Zumba salsa music that's pulsating through the place.

I can't get swole! It's a total pumpkiller.

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I'm back in the gym! MY PROTEIN HATH ARRIVED

watching motivational videos before hitting the gym gives me a great pump.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phJN5NyrGO4

Down a total of 10 lbs so far.
And a lot more to go.

Good job man! what is your goal?

I've peeked in to this thread from time to time and I think it's high time for me to ask my question. I am thinking about going to the gym to attain more upper body definition. The problem is, I have no idea where to start. Can anyone honestly help me put together some kind of upper body focused workout that I can do three to four times a week?

Uhhh... this probably says a lot about my weight total right now, but I'm aiming to drop a whopping total of 200 lbs in the long run.

Pushups, pullups, chinups... knowing your body type you just need to work that region a little and you'll be good. The trick is pushing yourself when you do. Don't just do ten and say "wow, I did ten pushups, I'm really strong." Do it til you're exhausted. Do a hundred. Do two hundred.

Throw in some squats so you don't become a numberguy, too.

well. you have already lost 10 lbs! don't give up and just continue doing what you are doing to keep losing. Train hard and pay attention to your eating habits.
you can do it !!