This is my first documented pull-up with my feet not touching the ground even slightly. When I set an annual goal of one pull-up, it felt like a stretch goal. Doing it in 2027 was quite fine for me. I haven’t been to the gym since 2019, more than 6 years ago. I haven’t done any upper body training other than carrying kids since then. I’ve also gained weight.
But while I wonder if I should update the goal or blame the steps, here’s a video.
Veselin.blog 
Congrats, Veselin! Update the goal, go for gold.
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Thanks! I’m still afraid something will break. I managed to injure myself like 4 times already in these 2 months, including the knee. Like, really, how does one do that while doing pull-ups?
Otherwise, maintaining a progression would mean +1/mo or 12 by EoY and about a thousand by the time I’m 100.
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Yeah. I hear you. I pushed myself too hard when I was still lifting about 25 years ago and I don’t think my shoulder ever recovered. Slow and steady, but a dozen by the end of the year seems doable without risking too many injuries.
And watch out for those aggressive concrete trash receptacles — they like to bite knees.
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How did you injure your shoulder?
12 pull-ups is a lot. I’m probably restoring some past capabilities through muscle memory. That would run out by the time I reach 5 pull-ups. Beyond that, I would need to lose weight and maybe have a non-trivial cardio-fitness improvement, which I doubt is possible.
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Overhead triceps extensions. The triceps recovered eventually, the shoulder supporting said triceps hurts to this day if I overextend myself at all. I rushed the weight increase while I was bulking up my arms. I should have held off another month or two before the next size increase (~2.5 kilo, or maybe it was ~5 kilo, probably the latter because I was being cocky). I was making quick gains until then, and I was young and foolish.
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