How many pull ups can you do, and how long did you train to be able to do that many?

[CheeseMonster]

This is may sound low but I just did 3 pull ups in a row for the first time ever. 💪lol

I've been training arms off and on for 1–2 years (couldn't do any before that). And then 3 weeks ago I finally got a pull up bar and have been training specifically pull ups since then.

I looked it up and apparently above 3 is strong for women, and above 8 is strong for men. The average untrained man can just do 2–3 though, so I guess I'm not too far behind.

[noamazia]

right now? 10. i used to be able to do 20.
during high school, our P. E. exam required us to do 12 pull-ups and also some tricks like going on the bar and spinning and stuff. light acrobatics.
during military service, I served on a ship so we had safety handles everywhere and there was one right outside the living quarters so every time I passed by I did 10 pull-ups. after a few weeks, I was able to do 15 in one go, after a few additional months I was able to do 20, maybe 23.
since then I stopped working out so I am usually able to do around 10. there was a period of 2 years I did absolutely no physical activity and by the end, I barely managed to do 5, but it got back to 10 after a week of training.

[exitseven]

I can only do 4 now. I used to be able to do 20. I could do 8 while hanging a 45 pound plate from my belt. Now I am wearing that 45 pound plate around my belly.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[msmissydc]

So I dont have an actual pull up bar so I had to improvise. I dont know what the real non cheating position is. In a position like in the pic I can do like 8, other positions I can get up to 20 although I need my time (meaning with a few seconds just hanging). In quick succession I can do around 14 but that was after the other tries. I could argue I do training for around 3 years now, not specifically for pushups but the movement is included.

[CheeseMonster]

Woah nice!

[Dinklex3]

Lol. Nice job!

I haven’t attempted to do a pull up in 5 years.

When I was in basic training, our brother flight were battlefield airman so we’d do PT with them. We’d run in line do 1 pull up then keep it moving. I was finally able to do 1 by week 6.

If I tried to now it’d definitely take a while. Especially with palms facing away from you.

[humanearth]

28 was the most I could ever do. I just tried now after not doing them in years. I just did 16 before going to bed

I never trained or went to a gymnasium

[LiamJHayden]

At least 20, probably more. I have been working out since my early teens.

[CheeseMonster]

Dang in a row? That's super impressive.

[Chancerlifter]

3 to 4, depending on if I’ve worked on my arms in other ways beforehand

[NYlatefun]

Impressive! Congrats!

[Blueeyes81]

I could do over 20 in my youth. 10 in my 30's and I'd guess I could do 4 or 5 now. I've got a bum shoulder and it gives out before I do nowadays.

[NYlatefun]

I do 5 sets of 9, 3 times per week. I’ve never tried to do a max number in a row, I suspect I can do somewhere between 13 and 16. And I’ve been doing them since late 2020.

[Vegasrunner]

I was able to get 17 and my arms feel like they're falling off.

[SoJust]

I've never done it , I used to do it a lot