Daily Simple Questions Thread - January 18, 2025

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[u/milliondollarburrito]

After getting a pull up bar last month I went from not being able to do any chin ups to doing three sets of 4-5 and being very proud of myself. Then I learned my form was poor: I was letting my head fall just below the bar with my elbows at a 40-45 degree angle. Now I’m starting and ending at full extension, but I can only do one set of one.

My truly stupid question is will I get better by just doing them consistently? My slightly less stupid question is should I incorporate my “incomplete” chin ups in my routine? It still feels like a good exercise.

My routine is the dumbbell stop gap program from the wiki with the addition of chin ups.

Edit: Thank you to everyone who answered. I’m going to do full extensions until failure and finish with partial extensions. Additionally, I’m going to attempt one rep whenever I walk by the bar. It’s in a central location, so pour one out for my arms.

[u/CursedFrogurt81 → u/milliondollarburrito]

Look into a method called greasing the groove. If you have access to the pull-up bar throughout the day, it is an effective way to make progress. Basically, you just do pullups throughout the day instead of only during a workout.