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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Upper Table Rock and a Pullup Challenge

After a quick Upper Table Rock run this morning, I made time this afternoon for a fun little weighted pullup workout.
I did max reps starting with a 25 lb plate hanging from my belt and worked up 5-10 lbs at a time until I ended up with a 100 lb 1RM. That's 54% of my bodyweight (185 lbs) and a 285 lb chinup.
Anyone up for a little challenge? Not a contest, but just a little challenge to see what added weight, % bodyweight and total weight (bodyweight + added weight) your 1RM pullup is (not a chinup, but a pullup...wide, pronated grip).


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