Fat man pullups

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As with most guys with extra pounds (make that extra extra pounds fer me :) ) my chinups or pullups are zero/nonexistent. I read about fatman pullups being about the way to go it. Any ideas?
 
Those will build up several of the muscle groups required to do true pullups, but I am not sure they will prepare you to do true pullups,

I used to do 5 - 6 pullups before my chest surgery in April but now am resigned to doing assisted pullups on the machine and reverse pullups for the time being.
 
I wouldn't put them as the cornerstone in my progression into doing full pullups. Then I'd rather use assisted pullups and negative pullup reps. The fat mans pullup is a very different movement (horizontal) and I don't think it should be placed in the pullup category, if you catch my drift.

Also, these are hard by themselves. Most people can get the lower part of the ROM, but when it comes to actually touching the bar to the chest/abs, a LOT of people fail. They are harder than they look if you go for the full ROM.
 
"Fatman" pullups totally prepared me for the "real deal" pull up and I'm a girl!! However, lifting "a lot" of pounds compared to 108 lbs would make any pull up hard. Anything is better than nothing. I say go for it!
 
Karky said:
Also, these are hard by themselves. Most people can get the lower part of the ROM, but when it comes to actually touching the bar to the chest/abs, a LOT of people fail. They are harder than they look if you go for the full ROM.
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Very true.

They would help to gain a decent amount of strength towards pullups. Which I guess could manage you to doing them, it is definetly a good starting point towards gaining strength in your back.
 
g8r80 said:
Those will build up several of the muscle groups required to do true pullups, but I am not sure they will prepare you to do true pullups,

I used to do 5 - 6 pullups before my chest surgery in April but now am resigned to doing assisted pullups on the machine and reverse pullups for the time being.
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Agreed the assisted-pullup machine does help though not all gyms may have it. You can hang from the bar to build arboreal strength and also do some negatives. This is one exercise where the more you do the better you become, though getting the first one is an issue for many.
 
You can do assisted pull ups with a towel and a friend if you don't have the machine in your gym. Your friend holds the towel under your knees and helps you when you reach the "this-is-where-i-stop" point.
 
use a chair,stand on it and grab hold the bar,then bend your knese keeping the toes on the chair.lower yourself down and on the way up use your toes to assist.
 
chin-up and pull-up negatives will help loads.

also, try lat pulldown.

along with those two, try strengthening your lats with rows (barbell and dumbbell) and biceps with curls.

most important... trim some of that dead weight away!
 
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