How many pull ups can you do?

[That70sShowDude]

i can do 40 deadhang pull ups

i just want to see if any other cubers workout like i do
2 or more hours almost everyday
i was #3 in nation for high school fitness, had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)
sit up sprint record at my school
pull up record at my school
a few people told me i had the best abs they've ever seen and the most ripped person they've ever seen
5'9" 153lbs
ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs"

add any info about yourself that you want to ...

 

[elcarc]

lol, im not at all big, but i weigh like 200 pounds (my natural football lineman body, im only 13). so i can only do like 5 pullups, but i bet if i work on it, i can get to 20

 

[krazedkat]

If I work hard and push through the pain I can get about 30-40. That's good for someone of my stature. I am only 116.5 lbs, age 15 5'8''. I think its good atleast.

 

[fanwuq]

Crazy.

My best is 15. (Krazedkat, he means really pullups with good form without kipping.)

This guy is really athletic for a cuber. http://www.youtube.com/user/seahyimin

That70sShowDude,
What do you mean by "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness, had the best run of all time in the national competition "?

Oh, and situps are worthless. They do nothing.

 

[Tim Major]

Do you mean full arm chin ups? I normally do about 15, though I once got 27.

 

[That70sShowDude]

Crazy.

My best is 15. (Krazedkat, he means really pullups with good form without kipping.)

This guy is really athletic for a cuber. http://www.youtube.com/user/seahyimin

That70sShowDude,
What do you mean by "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness, had the best run of all time in the national competition "?

Oh, and situps are worthless. They do nothing.

your'e probably right about Krasedkat, most people kip or dont go all the way down

my high school has a Fitness Team (i guess it's considered a club in our school) and we have 5 meets during the year, last one is the national competition which takes place in San Diego, California (i live in Pennsylvania) ... my school's team came in first place overall, with me being #3 individually in the country, i wouldve been #1 if you take out the long jump, im still pretty good at long jump, but some people are better ... the test is out of 500pts for each person ... i had 478 ... if i jumped like the 1st place guy did, i would've had a 499, my running time was the best ever recorded .......... (there are 5 events in the competition: sit ups, push ups, standing long jump, pull ups, and running)

btw, i'm in college now, so i'm not on the team anymore, i still work out like a mad man though

i also thought sit ups were worthless, but after the fitness year and doing sit ups A LOT, my abs got crazily ripped ...... this also could be because of the running we do and the basic cardio of everything

 

[blah]

This guy is really athletic for a cuber. http://www.youtube.com/user/seahyimin

Singaporean. As expected. I wouldn't say everyone there can do that, but honestly, it's not that uncommon, and it's not that impressive either. Everyone there kinda goes through that, because of conscription at 18. You are expected to meet certain requirements when you first get in the army, otherwise you stay longer in the army than your peers do, and nobody wants to serve more time than necessary.

On topic, I used to be able to do 21 during my peak. Now it's about 10, maybe 12 on a good day But I'm only about 130 pounds, so it's not that impressive.

 

[Anthony]

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but with claims like "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness", "had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)", and "ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs", I (and I'm sure many others) naturally have doubts. I'm assuming you mean this competition. Shouldn't be hard to find some online results.. Proof?

 

[blah]

btw, i'm in college now, so i'm not on the team anymore, i still work out like a mad man though

i also thought sit ups were worthless, but after the fitness year and doing sit ups A LOT, my abs got crazily ripped ...... this also could be because of the running we do and the basic cardio of everything

It's definitely because of the running and the cardio. Abs don't get ripped because of sit ups. They just don't. They get bigger after sit ups, and that's gonna make you look fat if you have a thick layer of fat on top of the muscle. Your abs start to look ripped when you burn the fat off, that only happens when you do cardio.

At least, that's what two years in track taught me. If anything I said is wrong, blame my coach

 

[Corpsez]

btw, i'm in college now, so i'm not on the team anymore, i still work out like a mad man though

i also thought sit ups were worthless, but after the fitness year and doing sit ups A LOT, my abs got crazily ripped ...... this also could be because of the running we do and the basic cardio of everything

It's definitely because of the running and the cardio. Abs don't get ripped because of sit ups. They just don't. They get bigger after sit ups, and that's gonna make you look fat if you have a thick layer of fat on top of the muscle. Your abs start to look ripped when you burn the fat off, that only happens when you do cardio.

At least, that's what two years in track taught me. If anything I said is wrong, blame my coach

This is correct =p. You can have the best abs in the world, but if you have fat around your midsection you wont see them. Bodybuilding.com is a very good resource.

 

[That70sShowDude]

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but with claims like "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness", "had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)", and "ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs", I (and I'm sure many others) naturally have doubts. I'm assuming you mean this competition. Shouldn't be hard to find some online results.. Proof?

http://www.marineyouthfoundation.org/2009YPFResults.htm

 

[Anthony]

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but with claims like "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness", "had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)", and "ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs", I (and I'm sure many others) naturally have doubts. I'm assuming you mean this competition. Shouldn't be hard to find some online results.. Proof?

http://www.marineyouthfoundation.org/2009YPFResults.htm

Awesome!

 

[That70sShowDude]

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but with claims like "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness", "had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)", and "ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs", I (and I'm sure many others) naturally have doubts. I'm assuming you mean this competition. Shouldn't be hard to find some online results.. Proof?

http://www.marineyouthfoundation.org/2009YPFResults.htm

Awesome!

thanks and sorry that there's no documented running times, they don't post information on each event on the internet ... my coach has been involved in fitness since it started (was once a member, coached for a LONG time) ... his stat book has everything that has happened since it all started

by the way, i won't be responding to anything for about 9 or 10 hours if someone posts something, because im going to sleep ...

 

[Anthony]

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but with claims like "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness", "had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)", and "ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs", I (and I'm sure many others) naturally have doubts. I'm assuming you mean this competition. Shouldn't be hard to find some online results.. Proof?

http://www.marineyouthfoundation.org/2009YPFResults.htm

Awesome!

thanks and sorry that there's no documented running times, they don't post information on each event on the internet ... my coach has been involved in fitness since it started (was once a member, coached for a LONG time) ... his stat book has everything that has happened since it all started

by the way, i won't be responding to anything for about 9 or 10 hours if someone posts something, because im going to sleep ...

Hopefully you'll notice this before you go to bed, if not, I guess I have to wait. But I'm curious, what distance was the run and what was your time?

 

[JTW2007]

One time, I almost tried to find out, but then I did something else instead.

 

[DavidWoner]

Crazy.

My best is 15. (Krazedkat, he means really pullups with good form without kipping.)

This guy is really athletic for a cuber. http://www.youtube.com/user/seahyimin

That70sShowDude,
What do you mean by "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness, had the best run of all time in the national competition "?

Oh, and situps are worthless. They do nothing.

your'e probably right about Krasedkat, most people kip or dont go all the way down

my high school has a Fitness Team (i guess it's considered a club in our school) and we have 5 meets during the year, last one is the national competition which takes place in San Diego, California (i live in Pennsylvania) ... my school's team came in first place overall, with me being #3 individually in the country, i wouldve been #1 if you take out the long jump, im still pretty good at long jump, but some people are better ... the test is out of 500pts for each person ... i had 478 ... if i jumped like the 1st place guy did, i would've had a 499, my running time was the best ever recorded .......... (there are 5 events in the competition: sit ups, push ups, standing long jump, pull ups, and running)

btw, i'm in college now, so i'm not on the team anymore, i still work out like a mad man though

i also thought sit ups were worthless, but after the fitness year and doing sit ups A LOT, my abs got crazily ripped ...... this also could be because of the running we do and the basic cardio of everything

Standing long jump is a really stupid event anyway.

 

[The3point14]

=D I just did 13 yay. If swinging to get momentum counts, then I could probably do 25ish.

I don't really care about strength, my goal is more of a bodybuilder's.

"I don't care if I only bench press 100 lbs. If I look like I can bench press 300, then I'm successful." is how I see it.

I don't consider myself "fit" or "athletic", I have put on a lot of muscle, but that was from commitment and a proper diet. I never run or do any type of cardio, it's hot outside here XD (at least my excuse).

A couple of my accomplishments (if you can call them that):
Last one rep max for Bench Press was 195
Bench Press 150 for 15 reps
Squat 180 for 20 reps

I'm 5'7" and 150lbs, so the numbers aren't really impressive, but I am proud of myself since I was just 105lbs just less than 2 years ago.

I'm no where near 40 reps on pullups, I congratulate (and envy) you for being able to perform at that high of a standard.

 

[AvGalen]

I have no idea how a "pull-up" or a "chin-up" works, but I can probably do 2.

I am starting to become a decent runner again though (half marathon coming soon)

 

[Spitfire97]

only 20
But thats because my arms are huge and I am small, I also have huge legs I am a weird little person.

 

[That70sShowDude]

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but with claims like "i was #3 in nation for high school fitness", "had the best run of all time in the national competition (it started in the '60s)", and "ive been called, "leonidas' grandson" and "saber tooth abs", I (and I'm sure many others) naturally have doubts. I'm assuming you mean this competition. Shouldn't be hard to find some online results.. Proof?

http://www.marineyouthfoundation.org/2009YPFResults.htm

Awesome!

thanks and sorry that there's no documented running times, they don't post information on each event on the internet ... my coach has been involved in fitness since it started (was once a member, coached for a LONG time) ... his stat book has everything that has happened since it all started

by the way, i won't be responding to anything for about 9 or 10 hours if someone posts something, because im going to sleep ...

Hopefully you'll notice this before you go to bed, if not, I guess I have to wait. But I'm curious, what distance was the run and what was your time?

ok, its a shuttle run, so some of the meets had 9 turns and some had 5 turns (depends how close they put the cones to eachother), but the total length will always be 300 yards ... keep in mind that the cones are like 3 feet tall and you have to make a U turn around those things, it incredibly slows you down, more than you'd think, you basically have to stop running and get around this thing ..... its not like a straight run where you can stop turn and go, you actually have to like walk around this thing, i hate it (imagine how much it would slow you down if there were 9 turns!)...... but anyway, my time was 44.09 seconds (if you get a 44 or lower second run, you max the event, i was .09 off!), this means that nobody has ever maxed the run in the national competition .... if it was a straight out 300 yard run, my time would be way better, so don't look at it like that