Pull up challenge

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Yeah good work!

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Just looking at this again, and it doesnā€™t seem that difficult.

I mean, I managed 4 last Friday and another 5 on Sunday, so thatā€™s 9 already. Only 41 more to go.

Oh wait, you donā€™t mean all at once do you? :open_mouth:

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31 today, not following @Mungo2 protocol, but at least half had a brief pause at the bottom, and elbows probably at 115-135 degrees

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Well doneā€¦!

Is this helping the swim?

Even as you described that is still a big number, how heavy are you now?

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Pullups are part of my S&C routine, which is heavily focused on swimming muscles. Probably the best thing I have done to improve my swim pace. I am now able to focus much more on technique when in the water, and fatigue is less of an issue.

I was down to 68kg, and waistline stable, but weight is going up,ā€¦ now 69-70kg I think due to increase in upper body. I have been size S for at least 6 years, but now finding some clothes getting pretty tight accross shoulders

The 31 Pull ups today I would classify as pretty decent ones, the 43 I did previously were pretty dubious

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I was about to sayā€¦ Who let Arnie out :wink:

Loving the mattress crash mats for your bouldering wall. Let no item be thrown away!

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Iā€™m still zooming in ā€¦???

Armies fine for his upper limbs at the min I think?

5 proper pull ups is an achievement.

All the way up all the way down, pause at the bottom.

Someoneā€™s left a tt bike from the last century in your impressive pain cave?

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Tonight managed 3 :cry:

That cervelo p2 is 2008 vintage, same bike Chrissie won Kona on. Well, probably not the exact bike, but you know what I mean.

Keep promising that once Ive won Kona too Iā€™ll get a new bike, but it hasnā€™t happened yetā€¦

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Never say never.

A guy who used to go under the hour at Chester Olympic years ago ( Andy White) had the same bike, he was loaded but always said that one was fasterā€¦?

Dig deep, look into your soul and count to five!

Youā€™ve got this?!

#motivation

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Those P2s have a cult following. Iā€™ve got a blue one :grin:

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Itā€™s ok, but the position is getting a bit aggressive for my aging spine. Iā€™d like something newer but donā€™t race enough to justify it

Yes I heard it gets cold in Scotland :wink:

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Iā€™m quite tall for a 58cm frame and with a short stem the position isnā€™t too unbearable. The old P2s and P3s were a long and low geometry and the top tubes were all probably a tad too long for the geometry IMHO. And despite being blue she doesnā€™t go out in the cold :wink:

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That looks great

Mines a 54 which may be the issue

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I like your position but it is indeed aggressive.

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Itā€™s the neck that is the weakest link. Couple of years ago I rode to Dartmouth on the coast road on it, 120km/ 2000m, couldnā€™t look left or right for a week after :man_facepalming:

Still, nothing a few pull ups canā€™t sort. Perhaps.

There back on topic- sorry

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5 proper pullups is a very good start. For me bars are a little far appart.

Love your pain cave and P3 artwork

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This might be the case, but Iā€™ve still been working on my pull-ups Ć  la @Mungo2!! Today I had a little breakthrough. Went for a 10km run = minimum weight and chalked up my hands and managed 8 full pull-ups. Tried to repeat, but only managed 7. Anyway, getting there!

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4 on the mungo method with a huge wobble on the last one.

Itā€™s the pause thatā€™s the killer

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Fully agree with that

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Thats what makes it so effective and the CrossFit style laughable. No momentum from the pause.

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