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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @ukbeliever thank you ill check it out
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @dawn16 yh im kinda realising this now and its my bad, didn't really expect anyone to respond to be honest hahaha but so much help! love it here now. I started with bodybuilding/powerlifitng gym stuff then stopped that and did basically no real exercise for like a year or so (so maybe a 2 year...
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @beebert thanks a lot man, this seems to be kinda the general consensus that negatives are just the best. good to know that its possible. I think im gonna do some basic strengthening and rows etc for a few weeks cos im weak af rn and to prevent injury etc and then go for the negatives hard
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @mirrorcorona thank you man. yh no shortcuts rlly it seems. not surprising to be honest hahaha
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @channingahujia thank you so much loads of good stuff here. ill be back in a few months minimum hopefully with some results!
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @tuomionp%C3%A4iv%C3%A4 yh ur right to be honest about too skinny. I was chasing the abs haha but now ive kinda accepted if they don't come at that weight they probs won't for me, unless through a different route. thank you mate
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @xamell I agree its gonna be a mission I think but worth it. if I can even manage 1 ill be happy to be honest
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @villianmade Thank you
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @lynsquid the weight changes were in a word unhealthy. I basically lost it all by not eating enough at all which was bad. then more recently been a much healthier phase of eating a normal amount pretty much and exercising a fair amount, boxing cycling etc but now im just eating shit again. my...
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @kathrynjones I think its a factor too
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @dawn16 👍👍👍
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @aurora16 trying to lift a weight that is 30+kg lighter is obviously gonna be easier, that was my logic
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @bandr I think you’re definitely right about not knowing how to pull. I don’t readily have access to pull down machine but the low weight high reps had me wondering about maybe just contracting and squeezing hard with no weight at all? Could it be beneficial
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @faith2017 Thank you sir, hopefully progress will start coming soon!
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @djohns98 yeah I think you've hit the nail on the head there with your assessment, my arms are pretty long and thin, carry more weight in my torso and legs. ill definitely look into this routine, super helpful thank you so much. Another issue I was having was actually finding a bar that was...
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @fengyuwei I have found negatives a bit challenging cos I’m relatively heavy and relatively weak for my size so I kinda end up dropping like a stone😂. I had tried chin-up negatives before, any opinions on that?
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    @abbarrane Thank you
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    Why couldn’t I do a single pull-up?

    I’m a 6’4” 19 year old male, I’ve been on a fitness journey for about 3 years now. I used to carry a lot more fat and lifted weights consistently for a couple of months so I weighed around 112kg (246 lb) at my heaviest. At this weight it was unsurprising to me that I couldn’t do a...
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