Two Reps

~ Veselin

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.

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    1. 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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      1. 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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      2. 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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      3. 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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      4. Looks like a very awkward movement. Something in the shoulder wasn’t ready for it and didn’t heal on its own.

        I’ve tried it with low weight in the past. I’m now fully convinced to not do this exercise. And what would I do with a larger triceps anyway?

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  3. Biceps you have to flex to show muscles, triceps make the arm look muscular in a relaxed position.

    Other than that, I was looking primarily for full muscular balance. Not super bulky like professionals, but enough to fill out the arms of t-shirt sleeve without walking around like Popeye, and to work all of my complimentary muscle groups for tonal balance.

    This summer I’ll be working more towards lean muscles rather than going for bulk. It was fine for my 20s; 50s, bulk looks a little silly.

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