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Manly thread: Chin-ups

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:58 pm
by Isaac
What is the maximum number of chin ups you can do, if you were fully rested and in front of an installed standard-issue chin up bar!?!??!!...3....

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:02 pm
by Thenior
If I do it with proper form, maybe 5. Probably 4.

If I spread my arms a little, I think I can do 8-10. It's been a while - I'm stronger now, but gave also gained 20lbs.

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:04 pm
by Foil
I used to be able to do about 20, when I was in shape from fencing multiple times a week.

Probably only 4-5 right now.

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:08 pm
by Isaac
wow... I can only do 3 at the moment... I am a big wuss.

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:33 pm
by Heretic
There is no reason for me to pull my whole body up with my arms.

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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:43 pm
by Isaac
Heretic wrote:Image...
YOU WINZ DEH THREAD!
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:19 am
by Neo
Heretic wrote:There is no reason for me to pull my whole body up with my arms.
Yeah, that's what I say too. Especially since I can break the rules of the matrix with antigravity ^_~

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:52 am
by Sirius
Er... hm. I actually had to look this up, for some reason I thought it was lifting your weight with your chin, which I thought would be a bit of a bastard.

But actually I haven't tried this recently. I'll have to attempt it next time I'm at the gym and see how far I get...

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:09 am
by Isaac
To help with my low chin-up numbers I've started using the \"assisted chin-up\" machine at the gym. Normally I just use dumbbells, a treadmill, and a few others, off and on through-out the week for the past year. I think adding the \"assisted chin-up\" machine should target mussels that weren't being worked out before.

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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:06 am
by Thenior
Isaac wrote:Image
Mussels
Image
Muscles

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:11 am
by Isaac
UNDA DA SEEEAAA!!!
EPIC EDIT!!!! UNDA DA SEEEAAA!!!

No no no..
I did mean to write muscles but I was referring to these kind:


Image

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:43 pm
by null0010
eight

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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:59 pm
by Isaac
Wow... I never thought null would be strongest nerd here...

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:30 pm
by Spidey
Depends on body weight…20 was my regular target during the time I was working out (160 lbs)…today I would probably tear a tendon or something.

Oh, and I used to do them palms forward.

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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:43 pm
by Foil
Spidey wrote:Oh, and I used to do them palms forward.
I never could do nearly as many that way. Much tougher.

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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:48 pm
by Neo
Why can't women post in this thread about how many chin-ups they can do?
What is the maximum number of chin ups you can do, if you were fully rested and in front of an installed standard-issue chin up bar!?!??!!...
You wasted about 2 seconds of your life. You should have just asked the maximum number of chin-ups we can do. If you wanted some kind of relative maximum, then you could explain the part about rest and the chin-up bar. ^_~
That guy needs some Rogaine maybe? o_o

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:00 pm
by snoopy
I can do about 6.

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:13 pm
by CUDA
I havent done and pull up's in 35 years. I could do 10-15 then but I was only 175 lbs. now I'm 50 and 272 lbs, but I do go to the Gym and weight lift 3 times a week. dumbell presses. fly's, leg presses, and so forth. I dont dare do weighted squats because of my back.

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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:01 pm
by null0010
Isaac wrote:Wow... I never thought null would be strongest nerd here...
I have great arm and leg strength but my core is in terrible shape from drinking too much dark beer and my cardio endurance is about as bad as a pack-a-day smoker on account of being a lazy couch potato. I'm getting back into running though so hopefully that'll get better.

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:09 am
by NUMBERZero
I'm 17 and I did 20 and died later that day.

It helps when you do fencing and bowling so you have strong arms. :P

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:38 pm
by Neo
Male chauvinist pig. ^_~

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:41 am
by woodchip
I used to do 6-7................one arm chin ups

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:18 am
by Isaac
woodchip wrote:I used to do 6-7................one arm chin ups

Code: Select all

av=[] 
one_arm_chinups=[6,7] 
for x in one_arm_chinups: 
     av.append((x*5)+x) 
print "Your estimated regular chinup number is %s." % (int(sum(av)/2))

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 1:46 pm
by Thenior
*5?

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:02 pm
by Isaac
I'd like to see your formula for converting single arm chin-ups to double. Clearly someone who can do several single arm chin-ups can do many many more double armed chin-ups.

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:15 pm
by Thenior
here ya go in javascript:

http://jsbin.com/abixo4/31

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:48 pm
by Grendel
Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm. :P

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:07 pm
by Bet51987
2 to 3 Then I have to wait a few days before I can do it again. :(

bee

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:46 pm
by Aus-RED-5
Grendel wrote:Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm. :P
Chuck Norris does his with his pinkie finger! :P :lol:

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:27 pm
by Neo
why is this page distorted?

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:28 pm
by Thenior
Aus-RED-5 wrote:
Grendel wrote:Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm. :P
Chuck Norris does his with his pinkie finger! :P :lol:
That's harder to calculate :)

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:56 pm
by snoopy
Thenior wrote:
Aus-RED-5 wrote:
Grendel wrote:Bruce Lee could do 50. W/ one arm. :P
Chuck Norris does his with his pinkie finger! :P :lol:
That's harder to calculate :)
Chuck doesn't do pull ups. He pulls the floor away from himself. With his mind. And he only stops when the floor gets too tired and asks for mercy.

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:18 pm
by Aus-RED-5
:lol:

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:29 pm
by Warlock
0 right now cause then i will have to walk away from my computer and that involves work :\\

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:56 pm
by Jeff250
A very long time ago, I could do 15. I don't think I've even tried since those days, so I don't know how much that number has gone down...

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:38 pm
by Burlyman
Anyone care to fix the bottom of page 1 of this thread?

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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:29 pm
by Lothar
Burlyman wrote:Anyone care to fix the bottom of page 1 of this thread?
I have no idea what you're talking about.

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:30 am
by Foil
Looks fine to me. :?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:11 pm
by Burlyman
o ^_^

Well if it helps, I have the POWAH of anti-gravity (in the Matrix, at least), so I don't have to do pull ups.

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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:32 am
by BUBBALOU
Neo wrote:why is this page distorted?
Simple you're using two different accounts Burlesqueman, the secret society of .net is not happy!