Weighted Pullups Are The Truth

[@h3Xh3Xh3X]

The only other guy in my gym who's doing weighted pull-ups, is the biggest guy in the gym...

[@barathlete71]

U mean to say the guy who do weighted pull up is the strongest in the gym??

[@LunarLightReal]

Not really can be very lean

[@Philipp_-cp2xw]

I am literally the strongest pull up guy at my local gym but not the biggest one haha. Its actually a bad as felling when you are build average muscular but can do a normal set of pull ups with 65kg extra weight.

[@Philipp_-cp2xw]

@0070 Gibran Maulana I am 184cm tall and weight between 81-82 kg.

[@Bombchubowling]

@@Philipp_-cp2xw 65 kg for reps? Sure thing man

[@travisblack4738]

I don't usually comment, but I'm proud of how this channel has grown. I enjoy your content and agree with 99% of the advice you provide. I wasn't fond of your earlier content, but great job on the direction of your channel! Hope you continue to grow

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thank you Travis, glad the content is helpful and I appreciate the support.

[@monsterofmayhem7442]

@@AlexLeonidas I just start a bulk today but the thing is I got a big appetite I want to do a lean bulk just 250 extra calories is this good I got a big appetite what bulk I should do any help would be great thx 🙂 also I don't want to gain fat fast I want to get bigger like muscle mass way 🙂 also today I done a full body workout my traps are hurting but in the good way from rack pull I really like your channel a lot mate keep it up the good work

[@barnumcastillo2789]

Another thing that I really appreciate about the pull up is the development of the forearm, It really gives a good grip

[@remissiveslave]

I've actually noticed that a little, didn't believe it at first but my forearm is a little thicker and much denser than it was prior to adding pullups and chin ups to the regime.

[@Brotection_]

Only real downside is, at least to begin with, your forearms are almost always sore and your grip weak a day or two afterwards. Then again all I do is calisthenics..

[@joocypaleorc2149]

I do 200 total reps weighted pull ups with 20kg added per week. Did nothing else for grip and i was able to do a one arm hold on the pull up bar for around 15 sec after only 2 weeks. Before this i trained my grip directly and was never able to do a one arm hold for even 10 seconds. So yeah pullups build grip.

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

Double overhand grip deadlifts work the forearms as well

[@mattzx003]

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 Overhand deadlifts are not an effective exercise because your forearms will give out before the major muscle groups in the back and legs are seriously stimulated. Use mixed grip/straps for deadlifts for back/legs strength, then do something else for grip strength.

[@XPGamer95]

I guess this guy has reached the Phd level in Natural Bodybuilding. Keep up dawg.

[@johnwicksfoknpencil]

XP Gamer No dude, Alex has better than a PhD. Alex has real world proven experience, not a piece of paper he got from reading books about it. Don’t talk about it, be about it!

[@salvador97730]

@@johnwicksfoknpencil to get a Phd is required to produce original research that expands the boundaries of knowledge, through research and experimentation, normally in the form of a thesis or dissertation, and defend their work against experts in the field, and if you know something about scientific method everything has to be proven in facts, It's not reading books. Alpha destiny knows his shit but cmon be serious

[@johnwicksfoknpencil]

Salvo You don’t think Alex has done enough research of his own? I work with quite a few PhDs and some of them are fucking stupid. C’mon be serious.

[@elhandi18.78]

@@salvador97730 You are not required to Come up with Original Research to get a PhD. Doctors didn't come up with the stuff they know. They learned it in medical school from people who taught them. Some people have Master's degrees and even Bachelor's and come up with good research. Therefore a PhD is not required to come up with research.

[@salvador97730]

@@elhandi18.78 "PhD - a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study. Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy - a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge." Is the definition in the dictionary...

[@ottovuorio382]

I actually liked bodyweight pull ups the most when I could only do 8, because I liked feeling challenged. Adding weight will allow me to replicate the same experience over and over again till the end of time.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Exactly!

[@AjaxJG]

I find going for reps is more satisfying and results in a much better pump I do about 250 pull-ups every other day

[@khalil7011]

​@@AjaxJGAlright Mark Wahlberg 😂

[@AjaxJG]

@@khalil7011 mark can’t even do 30 straight, strict pull-ups. I’m much much stronger than marky mark

[@khalil7011]

@AjaxJG Sure

[@themonarchsarchives8453]

Some guy in the gym asked me how my biceps are so big. I told him weighted pulls. Chin-ups in particular. Personal best is 65kg for a single.

[@brisleycook476]

Lmao

[@goldenmemes51]

He said a year ago worst arm advice is weighted pullups

[@themonarchsarchives8453]

@@goldenmemes51 That's if you only do weighted pull-ups alone. Don't get me wrong I still credit a lot of my arm growth to chin-ups and recommend them as a prime mover for biceps, but I still think you should do your curls and other movement that involve the biceps (like rows and pulldowns).

[@loveisthemostpowerfulforce1397]

I can pull up 2400lbs for a few reps. I'm 12' 4" 1800lbs bodyweight.

[@samuelyeo5450]

@TJ Lots of ways that work. Negative pullups, lat pulldowns, greasing the groove. Search the last one up and you should find a lot of resources on it. Most importantly, stay consistent and train regularly. Within no time, you'll be hitting pullups for easy reps.

[@karlokamenjasevic921]

I like the feel of the weight stretching me out , uping the G like in DBZ

[@AlexLeonidas]

I feel ya!

[@TheCommanderoe]

Yeah you like being stretched out dont you

[@GForceIntel]

@@TheCommanderoe that's my favorite part too.

[@onlyallahisworthyofworship5599]

The stretch is amazing. Before i used to avoid it

[@Menaceblue3]

@@TheCommanderoe You make it sound dirty and I like it!

[@AxeMain]

I know pullups work wonders because in the Marines we had to do them all the time. I did no other exercises for back and had wide lats from that alone. Highly recommended for anyone wanting width

[@DREAM_PAGLA]

Sir how to progress in pull-ups I am stuck at 10 body weight pull-ups and 7 weighted 5 kg pull-ups pls tell me way to progress

[@dimble3]

YES! Started seriously incorporating weighted pull ups into my routine and man... They're like the magic pill!

[@abysri9920]

Struggled to do 1, 3 months ago Now I can do 7 with 10lbs dumbell

[@TobyKBTY]

Amen man. I was the same way, couldn't do a single one in 2018. Now I can do 10 straight, and 6 with a 10lbs weight. It feels awesome and I'm not gonna stop

[@WhoDatGuyJ]

Awesome gains. Yep the body can adapt quick

[@proper127]

Same as bro I needed bands in January 2018 now I can do 7 with out an 3-4 with 2.5kg feels good easy progress

[@chriswashingtonbeats]

@@proper127 how did y increase reps to 7?

[@proper127]

@@chriswashingtonbeats just time and daily reps no secret to it its lo g just be consistant

[@JoshuaCastillo6309]

You sir are the king of effective pausing

[@ramsodis]

Lmfaooo read my mind

[@deronlester3072]

I wonder if he's a fan of fellow Canadian comic Norm MacDonald, another king of pauses

[@smont4335]

Rack pull or deadlift, bent over row, weighted pull ups is my whole back workout 90% of the time. Every once in the blue I switch it up but always go back to those 3 or 4 for the past 15 years or so

[@Pikachu_gamer203]

Same here

[@marcostreetlifting]

Pullups are pure love 😍 hit 80kg on german championship this year @75kg bodyweight and it was my favourite lift this year 😃

[@AlexLeonidas]

Wow that's serious Marco!!

[@marcostreetlifting]

@@AlexLeonidas thanks bro hope to get I bit more next year 😃 maybe 😅

[@BeyondPrideMF]

kannst du mir ein paar tips geben? :D Technik o.ä?

[@marcostreetlifting]

@@BeyondPrideMF einfach pullups trainieren und nach und nach Gewicht drauf packen 😃

[@jkoelj]

Jo marco what do you suggest to bring them up im on 40kg 1rm wpullups and stalled for forever i guess

[@Magicman786R10]

After focussing on weighted chin ups for 1 year, I can do the whole stack on the lat pull down machine its a joke.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Nice man!

[@Magicman786R10]

Sean K260790 3x5 on intensity day. 3x10 volume day.

[@moritzhoffmeister4824]

How did you program this at the start? I'm a beginner at weighted pull ups

[@Magicman786R10]

@@moritzhoffmeister4824 start with 10 sets of 1-3 reps( deadhang completely strict) then progress like this: 8x4, 6x5, 5x6,4x7, 3x8. All bodyweight. Then do 3x5 weighted.

[@moritzhoffmeister4824]

@@Magicman786R10 already doing 3x6 weighted with 5kg

[@bloodeater]

I got a belt and did the weighted pull up, just came here to say my back has never been so sore after the gym. Love it

[@ryanogrady3809]

When did u start adding weight to your pull-ups? When did u know u were ready? And did u do chin-ups w them?

[@bloodeater]

@@ryanogrady3809 I just went straight for it on 10kilos and got 7, 6, 5 on my sets

[@RomanKondrachov]

Totally agree! Pull ups, Chin Ups and Neutral Grip Pull ups are the Holy Trinity of body weight pulling! :)

[@cristiantrifan6285]

Rows ?

[@RomanKondrachov]

@@cristiantrifan6285 I should have mentioned "of body weight vertical pulling". Yeah, barbell Rows are the divine truth for horizontal pulling!

[@boyjuice3414]

Invented rows

[@TheStefBy]

You did all three of them in a week? I don’t know how to incorporate all of them

[@RomanKondrachov]

@@TheStefBy no, just 2 variations. One day pull ups overhead (say Tuesday), other day (ex Friday) underhand chin ups. Don't need to do 3 In a week.

[@jesuslovesu4714]

Preach brother! So much bull crap online. Hope to hear more about weighted calisthenics!

[@juniorlifter369]

When the gyms were closed and I stopped going to the gym for a year, I did weighted pull-ups all the time! My back exploded! My body looks better now than when I went to the gym doing heavy seated rows! Weighted pull-ups are for real and definitely underrated!

[@gdd546]

i started off with bodyweight pullups 4 months ago, worked up to 8 reps for 3 sets. now i've moved onto 5kg for the same. making progress

[@michael43567]

4:19 Same. Once a week I'll deadlift (to strengthen my lower back) and I'll do bend over rows here & there. But primarily weighted chin ups

[@WilliamSpratling]

Pull up variations and weighted pull up variations should. E the cornerstone of any back program. They work and results are noticable quickly. Great video.

[@richos07]

The weighted pull up and chin up is my signature exercise. At my gym, nobody does them but me. When I couple weighted calisthenics with the typical compound lifts like bench press, squat and deadlifts, I build a Greek God level physique. Most recently, I did a 52.5kg weighted chin up for 4 reps at 76kg bodyweight.

[@nathansidhu8326]

Jesus is God, not greeks. May The Lord be with you.

[@andreakrogmann-stift1850]

​@@nathansidhu8326wtf

[@andreakrogmann-stift1850]

How do you get so strong in this exercise and how long did it took?

[@richos07]

@@andreakrogmann-stift1850 It was a long process. At 14, I could only do like 5 body weight pull ups. The beginner phase. At 15 I could consistently do 5 sets of 10 pull ups. The advanced phase. At 17 I started adding weight. From this point on you do reverse pyramid training to get stronger on weighted pull ups. Kinobody has many vids covering this. I built up to a 52.5kg weighted chin up for 4 reps when I was 20 though my progress hit some roadblocks in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid lockdowns.

[@iSwearToCod]

@@richos07bro just get a pull up bar at home, covid can’t stop you with body weight exercises

[@allychek]

when i saw that this dude can hold front lever like that...this shit blew me away, mad respect!

[@imbaguitar]

he can do one arm pullups too

[@w_4ca]

Lolz, Im still using the assisted pull up machine to take weight off and you want me to put weight ON? Bruh

[@anantbijolia8415]

Keep going bro, you'll get there sooner or later.

[@hopp2184]

Wyatt F. You should be doing negatives instead of using the machine. I’ve seen people stuck in the assisted pull up machine for a year and just barely getting 1 afterwards. I did negative pull-ups for 1 month and completed 2 pull ups afterwards. Now I’m at 16 :)

[@MrTrenttness]

I started out just doing 3×3 pull ups but just by taking my time and working on form I can do 10×3 now and that happened in just a couple months. I've stopped doing curls and do the pull up and chin up 2 or three times a week since my biceps are already getting worked for now. Also I started with chin up so I think that helped. Keep with it man and you'll be cranking these out in short time!

[@SteveMe21685]

Lmao🤣🤣

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

Yeah, I started out with negatives as well. Now im doing 4 sets of 5 with 18 kg on pull ups, have no idea how many I can do in a row since I dont do them bodyweight, well maybe only for a warm up sometimes.

[@xavierpaz7534]

I’m one of the only guys in my gym that uses the pull up bar. Pull-ups are amazing. It provides functional strength

[@Btshredzz]

You and kinobody remind me of each other in the aspect of focusing on less workout days, main compound lifts and focusing heavily on high intensity weighted calisthenics

[@GOATMENTATOR]

I remember doing pullups with water bottles in the backpack as a kid :)

[@niveshproag3761]

I put my barbells in my backpack lol.

[@ryanexplorer]

@@niveshproag3761 That's actually a good idea lol

[@Nykoooo1]

love it when you do a weighted calisthenics video. Your work is really impressive dude. You're really good!

[@Venezuelangel]

Thank you, Alpha. I wasn't sure about my priorities list, but you've given me more confidence. I prioritize the powerlifts, the Oly lifts, pull ups, chin ups and, apart from that, combat sports. Everything else I do is to get better at those 8 things.

[@runswimplayball]

I watch this every day since last week to remind me to wake up and do some pullups thanks Alex.

[@IhtsJdawg]

Weighted pull ups has always been one of my favorites.

[@scottyg5403]

Once a week i do supersets of weighted pull ups and push ups wearing a weighted vest. I still lift in other days of the week but I feel the benefits of that workout are unique. Great video! Thanks

[@headeraser]

True words! Cannot believe how my back has grown after i started with pull ups. Its wayy better than pull downs

[@BackFireZz]

Oh yeah knocks any machine out of the water

[@vexedev]

Damn dude... did you just throw in a full front lever in there? That's awesome! Would you credit your heavy pullups for that or did you train the lever specifically? Cheers

[@jornsongardr5298]

I really liked it when you were bear mode. But now, your physique actually looks so much better imo. Leaner but more developed. And still strong af. And you for sure look much healthier. Thank you Alex. You’ve given me extra motivation to build up my pull ups.

[@AZ_TONY]

This might sound weird but ever since I incorporated more pullups my ohp went up significantly....

[@danbra2105]

Yes, upper back strength is required for OHP stabilization, it's natural that you OHP more with a stronger back

[@trutube5955]

@@danbra2105 and when you're working chest you can superset curls after and you'll lift more than you would normally. The pectoralis and bicep muscles compliment each other

[@rkidd101]

@@trutube5955 no they don’t

[@trutube5955]

@@rkidd101 yes they do 🙄🙄 study anatomy: insertion and origin

[@n1troz_]

@@trutube5955 what’s OHP

[@nessingman]

Exactly!! I kept increasing my volume for years and did a lot of junk work without much progress. One I started doing less overall volume and more quality weighted calisthenics I gained 12 pounds of muscle within a year!

[@lacasadelvideojuego3880]

Not just muscle, but strength and control over your body one of the most important aspects of calisthenics.

[@nessingman]

@@lacasadelvideojuego3880 definetly!

[@koolmc8786]

What rep range and how many rir do u do weighted pull-ups do get a gorilla back?

[@nessingman]

It depends. I switch between 3×5 and 3×3 on a strength phase and 5×5 or 4×8 on a mass phase.

[@koolmc8786]

@@nessingman how many times a week for 3x5 or 5x5? Also do u need any other back exercises if following an upper lower program? And is 5 minutes rest superior to 3? Or will I not grow size

[@alvinandyounoob]

Not even kidding, had planned a restday today, but after watching your vid I said 'fuck it I'm gonna do some weighted pull-ups' 😂

[@Yeahnah-g1w]

I come back to this video every now an again just to reassure myself lol

[@Dedavid1179]

I always did weighted pull ups as my main back exercise, but haven't been able to do them for the past few months due to a minor shoulder injury 😭😭

[@rkidd101]

Probably from doing only pull ups and no rows

[@thelastemplar165]

@@rkidd101 exactly

[@B.attle-Brother]

Weighted pull ups and dips are the shit!

[@SatisfyingWhirlpools]

I’m trying to learn the one arm pull up. Today I tried weighted pull ups for the 1st time. I got 45lbs for 5 reps and 70 lbs for 1 rep (132 lbs BW) I enjoyed it a lot and will keep doing them 👌

[@johnwicksfoknpencil]

Sometimes I set aside a whole day’s lift session to straight weighted pull-ups and weighted dips. Hits everything in your upper body and feels so natural. Amazing.

[@ub1419]

John Wick's pencil yeah, theres just something so alpha and primitive about doing weighted calisthenics.

[@dlg78]

Same here, I do weighted pull ups then straight onto bicep curls, then weighted dips onto machine flys. Rest, then repeat.

[@proper127]

Totally agree if u wanna keep it simple it's pretty much you're entire upper body hit well simple work out an if u get high numbers with weighted your gunna be a decent size nice an simple 💪💪

[@dlg78]

@Jcream101 huh?

[@dlg78]

@Jcream101 right..

[@livingdeadfitness1528]

Excellent video. I've been doing weighted pull ups for years, but also do bodyweight for volume. My upper back and traps are (I think) best aspect of my physique.

[@Blind_Side94]

Fam that curl variation with the loading pin is getting fuckin used next pull session that keeps constant tension like a cable you absolute wizard

[@AlexLeonidas]

Lmao enjoy bro!

[@Blind_Side94]

@@AlexLeonidas always do bro 😅

[@pharmeowbro]

I always had trouble getting 10 clean pullups with my bodyweight no matter how much my deadlift/rows went up. This is because for pullups all i ever did was 3x10 after all of my other lifts and never tried to progressively overload on them. As soon as I did a one month weighted pull up (Neutral Grip) phase, I went back to do an AMRAP for bodyweight pullups and did 25 with 20 being perfect form and 5 with some kipping. Trust me, AD is THE TRUTH and his teachings work!

[@thealbi1801]

All true, just remember to check your form and don't progess too fast! tendinosis can be a problem

[@georgetodorov1687]

Just 3 weeks ago i used to do 15 chin ups at best. I started doing them weightened,5 sets of max reps with like..10 lbs dumbbell and did them 2 times per week and increased the pounds by 5 every time i felt it was time to increase. The last time i did 12 chin ups with a 25 lbs dumbbell and yesterday i tried max chin ups (tried volume day) and smoked 23 after 6 sets of heavy bench. I reminded myself of your clip WEIGHTENED CALISTHENICS = RESULTS. My grip,biceps and back got stronger and bigger as well.

[@giovannijmnz]

Make a pull-up specialization program but one that still allows rowing accessory movements

[@amarnagra6221]

forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=109212241&page=1

[@willamdafoe9300]

Weighted dips are amazing too!

[@danielpowers2191]

Two things you seldom see: guys doing heavy pull ups, and guys doing controlled gymnastic ring movements. (Excluding specialists in either of course).

[@authenticbaguette6673]

Daniel Powers yea I'm surprised that , in spite of its effectiveness and popularity in the strength sports community , I rarely see guys doing pullups at the gym let alone weighted pullups .. Bros be benching , bros be curling but nobody wants to do no damn pullups and deadlifts

[@8RAMSAY8]

I’m the only person in my gym (which I’ve been at for 3 years) that’s ever done weighted pull ups

[@garrettbaratheon567]

Authentic Bastard it’s honestly insane, you could have the best natty back in your gym and do this shit for years, but still no one deadlifts and pull-ups are saved for 3x8 body weight after the “real” back work

[@remissiveslave]

Pulluos have helped my back, shoulders, and traps so much. Could barely do 4 at a time weeks ago, now I do 6-9 at a time and my back has filled out a bit, giing to try weighted ones once I can do 6 sets of at least 8.

[@antnovs]

I feel like I'm training my arms rather than my back with weighted pullups

[@Hersovyac]

Can do triple with 3 plates while being 82kg, they work for sure. What I noticed is that you didn’t do much lat work during your bulk in 2016-2017. Also why you see so much difference between then and now. If you had kept doing them regulary you would have had less progression margin and a better back then

[@erikskovran3540]

I approve this... I also wanna point out on the one arm isometric holds ever since I started training for it.. my weighted pull up has increased and the same with bodyweight pull ups

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

i can do sets of 15 chin ups just tried the same things with 30 pounds of weight and did 4...🤣

[@winnguyen443]

64 and doing my first pull ups. Hoping weighted will improve my numbers. If having a bigger back will help my numbers, excellent. Only other exercise I do is deadlift, which is a first for me too. I’m about 4 months into this. Thanks for the motivation!

[@danp8309]

I love pull ups. Best back exercise.

[@unknownsource4359]

Hell yeah. I am more impressed by somebody doing 15-20 well executed chest to bar pull ups than somebody benching or rowing heavy.

[@lafaders]

PREACH....I’ve been doing pull ups (weighted and body weight) 3-4x a week for close to 7 months now. And I have gotten crazy strong. People at my gym avoid the pull up bar like the plague 😂 I don’t get it

[@unknownsource4359]

How is your bodyweight day structured for pull ups?

[@lafaders]

@@unknownsource4359 My bodyweight day, I perform 4 sets of 7-10 reps... I switch my grip each set. (Pull Up, Chin Up, Wide Grip, Neutral) I perform each rep explosively. Full dead hang then explode up as fast as possible, full contraction at the top, lower with control. Repeat...After that i perform another 4 sets of isometric holds for 30 seconds each set with the same grips mentioned. Holding at the top squeeze and lock in with your core.

[@DavidLoveOfficial]

A week ago a neighbour was locked out of her building. I couldn't use my feet for leverage. Because I train cali & weighted cali I was able to pull my bodyweight up and climb over a balcony and let her into the apartment block. It really felt like life was showing me the practical value of being in shape.

[@nytroxnikko1532]

I agree. Pull ups are hard. That's what makes it special.

[@axmanhanson640]

I did nucleus overload with pull ups and I got them up to 16 reps at a body weight of 175lb. The wings are finally starting to come in especially since I have been increasing my weighted pulls as well. I also find that it's easy to sneak in pull up volume and rows to boot

[@bluemist1088]

My 1RM on weighted pull-ups has gone from 10kg to 42.5kg in 1 month, and I’m a mid/late intermediate 17 y/o lifter. This lift is incredible

[@bluemist1088]

I do weighted pull-ups 3 times a week, always changing variations and rep ranges like Alex suggests, concurrent gets the job done baby

[@bluemist1088]

Muscleup Coach it’s all gd bro

[@reet-ard1527]

@@bluemist1088 how frequently do you change variation (I assume grip width) and rep range?

[@bilbojumper]

I love pull ups but really am trying to focus on my horizontal pulls. Inverted bodyweight rows and pendlay rows. Really important for injury prevention. If i do a lot of push ups and bench I feel like the horizontal stuff is more important. Although I get what you're saying in terms of size and aesthetic gains from pull ups.

[@ChunWong]

this man is spreading the truth. Most people won't listen though just because most people h8 pull ups.

[@josipmatkovicdrazica9019]

Pullups and dips are great but HANDSTAND pushups are something else.

[@omnistellar5647]

I agree, but they hit totally different things lol. As a calisthenic athlete, pullups, dips, and handstand pushups are my favourite exercises but all three hit different areas.

[@josipmatkovicdrazica9019]

@@omnistellar5647 ofc but its just that hspu are extremelly difficult to add reps

[@omnistellar5647]

@@josipmatkovicdrazica9019 oh totally man. Love doing em!

[@unknownsource4359]

Do elevated pike push ups help carry over to handstand push ups? Or how can I start doing hand stand push ups? I am also a calethenics athlete. Thank you

[@omnistellar5647]

@@unknownsource4359 They absolutely do carry over my friend! Make sure you're doing your pike pushups with your head in front of your hands when you lower down, and your head between your hands when you're up at the top position. Since that replicates the handstand pushup the most. :)

[@arthurrobinson4644]

Yeah I have to agree with you I'm dead I'm dead on with that and I know I ain't seen you in a minute man brother hope your channel still going good. But absolutely hands down my first choice to gain a stronger back is pull-ups without

[@prgv648]

Pull ups are one of the if not the most natural movement for people considering our origin.

[@noahsebastian7690]

I did 9 pull ups before and after practicing weighted pull ups(for 2 weeks) i can do 14 now. They are super good to increase reps and also your muscle growth

[@maia3420]

Candito heavily emphasizes weighted pull ups in his strength program and he’s a powerlifter. I wasn’t really good enough to do them when I started the program though because my conditioning was way off. I did body weight pull ups and few of those.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Candito is the real deal

[@Tysonx22]

Best upper body exercise in my opinion that everyone should have in his plan.

[@felipetejeda7545]

Damn why I have never integrated this lift, it seems so effective.

[@xjusticex2013x]

I think people tend to greatly underrate the completeness of pullups and chinups as back builders. I could easily see one being fine off of them alone. Probably varies person to person a bit. Like I got longer arms and I'm not built to externally rotate at all, so a row doesn't feel right unless my elbows are up against my sides, which makes it mostly lat anyways.

[@Daniyal731France]

I stopped weighted pullups years ago and i wondered why i had middle back pain and also my biceps and lats were not as good as it used to. So i decided to install a pullup bar in my garage, cause i had nowhere to install it in my home gym, guys my lats and biceps are growing crazy even though i was still doing deadlifts and rack pulls and rows, but pullups are just changing everything ! and i neglected them. Plus my old numbers are coming back very quickly, the body doesn't forget even after 6 years ! Last thing : it removes back pain because it decompresses the spine, when we are doing all this heavy bar work it compresses it too much, and even if you have back pain you can still do pullups, which is not always the case for deadlifts and rows.

[@StephIsColdG]

It is the best back exercise you can do. Great video G

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thanks Clink, you know it

[@ottopoucette1266]

The best powerlifters from sweden always do heavy ass weighted pull ups

[@asmranimation834]

Who do you mean?

[@AL_FARID_23]

REAL TALK! ST LEO MTL IS PROUD OF YOU BRO!

[@dbrdbrodeo6003]

truth is within 514

[@dutchmcgee101]

Just started adding weighted chin ups back to my strength workouts.

[@dylansmall313]

I personally have difficulty adding weight to my weighted pull-up from workout to workout, but I will say I did not do a weighted pull-up for nearly a year, it was only 40 lbs and my weighted chinup was 90x2. I didn’t really do a lot of pull-ups until March. I did stupid high volume bodyweight pull-ups 6-7 days a week every week until like July. I’m talking like 7 sets of 10 per day, greasing the groove method of one set every hour, plus my sets I would do in my actual workouts. Tested my weighted pull-up in July after only doing this period of bodyweight and it was over DOUBLE. Got 85 lbs, and my weighted chinup was an easy 100 lbs, despite not even doing chin-ups other than the occasional set

[@thordan1630]

Been doing weighted pullups for a year now it's such a good exercise. Go buy yourself a £7 belt off Amazon

[@SanderJanssenBSc]

I'm a calisthenics athelete and I just hit my PR 70kg pull up with 70kg bodyweight :) pullups blow you up it's all you need

[@AlexLeonidas]

Serious strength bro! Bet your back looks awesome

[@SanderJanssenBSc]

@@AlexLeonidas you should check it out on Instagram! Sander.cali I'll shoot a dm but it's also on my page :)

[@rhysharvey4779]

Greatest upper back exercise there is.

[@folksurvival]

More of a lat exercise.

[@pretty9reenpark4]

Another great pull exercise is Rope pull-ups, legless and other progressions. Check out Tim Ferris podcast with coach Chris Sommer, he coaches elite gold medal gymnasts, asked how gymnasts have such massive biceps and backs. Straight arm strength and Rope climbs.

[@andres.lifter3020]

Yeah bro! I do weighted chinups and hits awesome

[@christ34fj]

Fantastic Video Alex

[@lastcliff]

2:26 "Most of you can get over 100 pounds on a weighted pull up without difficulty" Bro how???? I've been stuck on weighted pull ups for so long. I tried: low rep training e.g. 3x5-7 reps high volume training e.g. 3-5x10-15 reps bodyweight taking deloads different variations and a bunch of other methods that I forgot of How though? 100 pounds on a weighted pull up without difficulty? Please help me to understand the man.

[@janbam2278]

3 times a week weighted pull ups with different weights helles me a lot. Mostly just 2 heavy sets. Like 5x50kg and 10x30kg for example. Often chanche the rep cheme and use different weigts adn try to break rep reccords each training.

[@lastcliff]

I tried 3x a week weighted pull ups but nah man I couldn't recover since I got weaker. Imma try PPL. Do you think PPL will be good for me?

[@janbam2278]

@@lastcliff maybe you need more time for recovery, then it would help. Or you try to to stay at n RPE of 8 and not higher and keep on doing them 3x a week. Also as i said do different rep ranges with different weights.

[@rootsbey]

What I did was warm up your self to a 1 rep max. Ex.) 45lb 1 rep 70lb 1 rep 80lb 1 rep 100 or 115 1 rep. If ya cant pull on last two. Do negatives for at least 4 secs for reps. Then keep dropping down but adding volume in max reps since your CNS is warmed up. Doing this will help you rep that heavy now ya body got to get a feel for eth. Then keep climbing with extra weight to do negative Chins and pulls.

[@DF-fo9bh]

I have just really gotten into weighted chins. I am doing high volume pushups working to 1000 in less than 30 minutes and weighted chinups, right now i'm at 60 pounds for 5 reps. My goal is .8 bodyweight and I weigh about 190. I will do pushups like this almost daily for the rest of my life if I can. I love it and am growing more mass than ever compared to conventional weights.

[@brickslayer8743]

Chilling on my 125 lb max chin. Going to try switching to weighted pullups due to less load required for progress. Insane back gains Alex.

[@NineInchFailz]

I get some kind of weird zen from listening to your spiels on fitness lol

[@IlovemangaxAnime]

You have helped me so much with my results mate. I have done weighted calisthenics for a couple months now. Did calisthenics before. It's helped me so much with skill work. Weighted calisthenics is all I do now and weighted lower body excersizes. I can do more muscle ups. Front lever is better, still Time to improve, put on a bit mass. You've helped me so much. So thanks man

[@coreychappelle3038]

Reverse grip presses for triceps and pecs and weighted pull ups for biceps and back seem to be fantastic. Literally reverse presses will bring up your upper pecs like crazy and triceps. Neutral grip pulling with a narrow grip really build the biceps. I like the rack you are using I found pull ups felt best with weight. I would add the high rep 1 arm db row in there also 25+ reps. Between the two your back should be huge.

[@joefischer8585]

I just gotta dip belt and im going 3x50lb. It feels so much better than 100 pullups no weight

[@pharmeowbro]

Alpha Destiny is the truth

[@synonymousanonymous5073]

Will definetly start this as my new back routine

[@virgileoiseaux3560]

hell yeah lifted pull ups everyday 🔥

[@zacharyyahma.n]

Just hit 5 reps for 100lb weighted pull-ups today:) New PR!!!

[@MrTVx99]

That's insane man. Very impressive.

[@00pedroboss00]

This is so true bro. But in my opinion you need the heavy rack pulls and rows to build up that crazy density. But yeah Weighted Pull Ups are amazing

[@energyzer_bunny1913]

Most importantly, it's FUN!

[@tims9485]

Aigjt bro im going to try those on my back day tomorrow, you earned a sub

[@zooted-david7124]

Negatives were my best friend when I couldn’t do it now I can do like 25 in a row 🙏🏽