One-handed pull ups...

[Fukkenshredded]

Can anyone here do any?

I don't mean the kind where you hold your wrist with your free hand, I mean straight out one hand only chin the bar all the way, starting from a full extention one-arm hang.

If you can do one, how many regular pull-ups can you do?

I can do thirty-eight regular two handed pull-ups, slow and deliberate, but I cannot do a single one-handed pull.

When I could do about 50 regular, I could do ONE single-handed pull, and only with my right arm, not with my left.

Also, what about push-ups? How many can you do and what relationship does that have to your max bench?
Right now I can only do between 150-160 push-ups, and my bench max is not high (about 285) at a bodyweight of 175. At my strongest ever I could do 335 at a bodyweight of 165, but that was while on a heavy winstrol cycle five years ago.

What about you?

 

[SofaGeorge]

I can do thirty-eight regular two handed pull-ups, slow and deliberate, but I cannot do a single one-handed pull.

Do you come down to a full hang? Whenever I see people post numbers above 25-30 on pullups they never have good form when I see them in the gym.

Ronnie Coleman deads 800lbs+. He only pulls about 12 pullups in good form. He comes to a dead hang and goes all the way up every set.

 

[John450]

One hand? I wish.

 

[newpump]

Isn't that almost like curling a significant portion of your total body weight? Thats a LOT to curl...

 

[Ttokkyo Jack]

I would like to see someone do a one-handed pull up, without the help of the free hand. Have never seen it, but I am sure it can be done

 

[02gixxersix]

I just think it would be too awkward ya know. It seems to me that you would kinda rock from side to side or something. not sayin i would be able to do it anyways tho.

 

[tempest2003]

i thought about this before, i figured the only was it would be possible is if you find the skinniest dork in like middle school, then give him steroids and tell him he can only work his right or left arm for the rest of his school career, as long as he doesnt get fat and his right arm or left arm gets huge he will be fine! otherwsiet theres too much extra body weight not being used to help bennifit the pull up! tada! least now we know who can do it!

 

[Ttokkyo Jack]

i thought about this before, i figured the only was it would be possible is if you find the skinniest dork in like middle school, then give him steroids and tell him he can only work his right or left arm for the rest of his school career, as long as he doesnt get fat and his right arm or left arm gets huge he will be fine! otherwsiet theres too much extra body weight not being used to help bennifit the pull up! tada! least now we know who can do it!

Fukkenshredded is it true you used steroids in middle school???

 

[Corleone]

Can't do a one handed pullup, but can do about 250-300 pushups(depending on the day).

I once knew this rock climber who could do about 5 one handed pull ups.

 

[SofaGeorge]

Can't do a one handed pullup, but can do about 250-300 pushups(depending on the day).

I once knew this rock climber who could do about 5 one handed pull ups.

The record for one handed pullups is held by a girl... I think she was 17 at the time. She was a gymnast... and a tiny little thing.