Alright, so there have been some calls for a new challenge of some sort. I jumped to pull ups right away because it is THE exercise that seems to impress almost everyone. Before I started lifting again, I saw some videos of guys making pull ups look easy and it was inspirational to me and I wanted to get better at pull ups. Now when someone sees me do a pull up, just a single pull up, they almost always comment. But I still suck at them. They are hard and I still have a long long way to go. I've done 13 at my best, but then I got fat again and can do maybe 8-9 now.
Now, most of the challenges on AM tend to measure what you've already achieved. What you can do TODAY. They measure the work you've already put in. They are challenges that lead to a winner or someone who is "best". These challenges are fun, competitive and great - but I like to have a different angle.
The idea behind what we do in this game is that we have to make a consistent investment and constantly improve. I like a challenge that embodies these ideas. And I think a 6-week, 2,000 pull-up challenge does that. Yup, the goal is to complete 2,000 pull ups in 6 weeks. Impossible for most of us (or is it?) - but it isn't just about the number. It's about the investment over the next 6 weeks, the improvement, and trying to accomplish something that seems impossible.
One way to look at this is, 2,000 pull ups in 42 days is about 48 pull ups a day on average. That's a lot of pull ups. That may seem impossible. We are talking EVERY DAY for the next 6 weeks. That means, for most of us, we basically have to commit to doing as many pull ups as we can for the next 6 weeks and do our best to get to the 2,000.
Does that mean you shouldn't join if you can't do a pull up? NO. Commit. It isn't about the 2000 as much as it is about you getting better at this.
There is no prize. There are Kudos to the person who can do the 2,000 pull ups, and if multiple people hit it, then the "winner" if we need one, will be the person who hits it in the shortest time frame.
As I have been kicking this around in my head, I've tried testing this to see how difficult it is and on Monday night I did 45 pull ups (took me 10 sets) and last night I did 28 pull ups (took me 11 sets!) - my total is 73 pull ups and I'm on my 3rd day. Will see how many I can do tonight.
Some notes:
1. A pull up is done with an overhand grip. Each rep starts from a hang with arms at or near full extension, and ends with your chin above the bar. No kipping.
2. You don't have to post a video as there is no prize and no reason for you to lie. If you need approval from us for something you didn't do, you can have it all you want. Great job. You judge if your pull ups had a kick, a jump, a cheat, didn't hit full extension, didn't get above the bar. For most of us, there will be no harder judge than ourselves.
3. If you want to post any videos, feel free - you just don't have to. Obviously there is no way to post 2,000 reps of pull ups over 6 weeks.
4. I feel the people who can bang out 50 pull ups in one set will be beneficial to post in this thread. I feel like the people who can't do a single pull up and undertake this challenge anyway will be equally beneficial to this thread. I bet almost everyone who does this challenge will be FAR better at pull ups in 6 weeks than they are today.
I just grabbed a tag list from a bighulksmash thread (thanks hulk) - but if I left anyone off, or you think anyone else should be in here....please tag away.
FireTitan SFreed ryane87 habajaba justhere4comm rtmilburn blueline438 angcd3 BEAST73 mmorso Cjg bighulksmash booneman77 thebigt angcd3 hairygrandpa rtmilburn alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator wesb2387 Tank999 DennisTheDane Danes SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse vujade Volvo140G Chuck Diesel Ag5000 lifted67 Cjg bighulksmash thebigt hairygrandpa rtmilburn FireTitan alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator HIT4ME wesb2387 Gutterpump Tank999 DennisTheDane SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse blueline438 vujade Volvo140G Ag5000 lifted67 Jebrook halfhuman ChocolateClen justhere4comm matt8483 ryane87 nostrum420 Brandinooooo thebigt NewAgeMayan rtmilburn hairygrandpa DUbz86 sparks2012 nicksox15 WAF BloodManor Cjg bighulksmash booneman77 thebigt angcd3 hairygrandpa rtmilburn alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator HIT4ME wesb2387 Gutterpump Tank999 DennisTheDane Danes SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse blueline438 vujade Volvo140G Chuck Diesel Ag5000 lifted67 Cjg bighulksmash thebigt hairygrandpa smith_69 rtmilburn FireTitan alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator wesb2387 Gutterpump Tank999 DennisTheDane SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse blueline438 vujade Volvo140G Ag5000 lifted67 Jebrook halfhuman ChocolateClen justhere4comm matt8483 ryane87 nostrum420 Brandinooooo thebigt NewAgeMayan rtmilburn hairygrandpa DUbz86 Kaprice
Now, most of the challenges on AM tend to measure what you've already achieved. What you can do TODAY. They measure the work you've already put in. They are challenges that lead to a winner or someone who is "best". These challenges are fun, competitive and great - but I like to have a different angle.
The idea behind what we do in this game is that we have to make a consistent investment and constantly improve. I like a challenge that embodies these ideas. And I think a 6-week, 2,000 pull-up challenge does that. Yup, the goal is to complete 2,000 pull ups in 6 weeks. Impossible for most of us (or is it?) - but it isn't just about the number. It's about the investment over the next 6 weeks, the improvement, and trying to accomplish something that seems impossible.
One way to look at this is, 2,000 pull ups in 42 days is about 48 pull ups a day on average. That's a lot of pull ups. That may seem impossible. We are talking EVERY DAY for the next 6 weeks. That means, for most of us, we basically have to commit to doing as many pull ups as we can for the next 6 weeks and do our best to get to the 2,000.
Does that mean you shouldn't join if you can't do a pull up? NO. Commit. It isn't about the 2000 as much as it is about you getting better at this.
There is no prize. There are Kudos to the person who can do the 2,000 pull ups, and if multiple people hit it, then the "winner" if we need one, will be the person who hits it in the shortest time frame.
As I have been kicking this around in my head, I've tried testing this to see how difficult it is and on Monday night I did 45 pull ups (took me 10 sets) and last night I did 28 pull ups (took me 11 sets!) - my total is 73 pull ups and I'm on my 3rd day. Will see how many I can do tonight.
Some notes:
1. A pull up is done with an overhand grip. Each rep starts from a hang with arms at or near full extension, and ends with your chin above the bar. No kipping.
2. You don't have to post a video as there is no prize and no reason for you to lie. If you need approval from us for something you didn't do, you can have it all you want. Great job. You judge if your pull ups had a kick, a jump, a cheat, didn't hit full extension, didn't get above the bar. For most of us, there will be no harder judge than ourselves.
3. If you want to post any videos, feel free - you just don't have to. Obviously there is no way to post 2,000 reps of pull ups over 6 weeks.
4. I feel the people who can bang out 50 pull ups in one set will be beneficial to post in this thread. I feel like the people who can't do a single pull up and undertake this challenge anyway will be equally beneficial to this thread. I bet almost everyone who does this challenge will be FAR better at pull ups in 6 weeks than they are today.
I just grabbed a tag list from a bighulksmash thread (thanks hulk) - but if I left anyone off, or you think anyone else should be in here....please tag away.
FireTitan SFreed ryane87 habajaba justhere4comm rtmilburn blueline438 angcd3 BEAST73 mmorso Cjg bighulksmash booneman77 thebigt angcd3 hairygrandpa rtmilburn alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator wesb2387 Tank999 DennisTheDane Danes SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse vujade Volvo140G Chuck Diesel Ag5000 lifted67 Cjg bighulksmash thebigt hairygrandpa rtmilburn FireTitan alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator HIT4ME wesb2387 Gutterpump Tank999 DennisTheDane SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse blueline438 vujade Volvo140G Ag5000 lifted67 Jebrook halfhuman ChocolateClen justhere4comm matt8483 ryane87 nostrum420 Brandinooooo thebigt NewAgeMayan rtmilburn hairygrandpa DUbz86 sparks2012 nicksox15 WAF BloodManor Cjg bighulksmash booneman77 thebigt angcd3 hairygrandpa rtmilburn alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator HIT4ME wesb2387 Gutterpump Tank999 DennisTheDane Danes SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse blueline438 vujade Volvo140G Chuck Diesel Ag5000 lifted67 Cjg bighulksmash thebigt hairygrandpa smith_69 rtmilburn FireTitan alphagainz Clean gene ZOO jramoska SFreed CJNator wesb2387 Gutterpump Tank999 DennisTheDane SpicedCider ryane87 Juicedeez utz BEAST73 Alpha1agreda LeanEngineer coltonwalker Brandinooooo Sparkss Studhorse blueline438 vujade Volvo140G Ag5000 lifted67 Jebrook halfhuman ChocolateClen justhere4comm matt8483 ryane87 nostrum420 Brandinooooo thebigt NewAgeMayan rtmilburn hairygrandpa DUbz86 Kaprice