Chin-ups

[skhill]

I try to stop by the playground weekly to make sure I can still do a chin-up; last week, it was one. But I was wearing heavy boots and a coat so I'm counting it as 2! I could do a pull-up last winter, but I end up only doing much strength training in the winter so I can't right now (but maybe in a month).

(my dog looks at me like I'm nuts when I tell her to wait patiently when interrupting her walk so I can do a chin-up, how's my upper body strength going to help her catch a squirrel after all?)

[OakLeaf]

Back before I got hurt I could do five chin-ups (palms facing me), and I could also hoist myself up a 7' wall (once), which is obviously palms away.

One day I'll do them again.

I'm really thinking about trying to add in some light strap work.

[ridebikeme]

Like many here, used to be able to do quite a few, but unfortunately that's a thing of the past. I do have a pull up bar in the shop, so that's the goal for the winter months... oops that means I should be starting NOW! LOL It might be nice to continue to have a post here over the winter months with everyones progress.... anyone interested?

[Wahine]

I can do maybe one pull up or two by myself.

Body weight is a huge fator and limb length. the longer your limbs are the harder it is to do a pull-up, it's all about leverage.

It looks like you're making good progress Susan!

[Susan Otcenas]

OK, so I still can't do a chin-up. BUT, this morning, I climbed the the rope hanging from the ceiling. Big thick sucker, with knots in it every, i dunno, 24 inches or so. I couldn't do that a few weeks ago.

[TrekDianna]

Now I am curious to see if I can still do them. I used to be able to knock them out -- lots of them - quite easily, but that was back in my Army days. Those days are behind me.