Davy asks: “My question is about age. It is not something you ever refer to but I have read by older retired bodybuilders, etc. that after 60 y/o, you should never do chin ups or movements that put so much strain on the joints. I’m in my 60’s and can …
Pullup and Chin-Up Isometrics
Isometrics can be used in many different ways to help you attain or expand your pullup and chin-up ability. Here I show the main isometric form that I use in my training. Generally, pullups are when your hands are positioned facing away from your body, and chin-ups are when your …
Chin-ups: Two Arm vs. One Arm vs. Weighted
Been reading through The Super Athletes by David P. Willoughby. It’s quite an amazing book filled with the feats of strength and endurance done by all kinds of strongmen. As the one arm chin-up is a goal of mine, I found this section particularly interesting and thought it was worth …
How to Breakthrough a Chin-up Plateau
I remember the Presidential Physical Fitness Test back in 8th grade. Well, part of it anyway… For those not familiar with the test it involved doing reps on pushups, situps and pullups. And it was the pullups that stand out in my mind. I jumped up onto the bar and …
22 Chin-ups
It’s interesting. Chin-ups, that is with the palms facing the body, tend to be easier than pullups, with the palms facing away. But for some reason, when doing a high rep set I tend to max out around the same number. Just this past weekend I pulled off 22 chin-ups, …
60kg Chin-up Top Hold and Negative
What follows is an assistance exercise for chin-ups. It involves overloading the body by doing a top hold and a negative. Attached is a 60 kg kettlebell (132 lbs.). The weak point in pullups and chin-ups tends to be the top range of motion in many. This is because the …
Full Standing Rollout (PR Report 9-21-13)
In the past I’ve talked about how the first time you achieve something it is often times very ugly. Your form is far from perfect but that’s okay. As long as it won’t hurt you, and there is a difference between ugly form in achieving something and ugly form that …
Overcoming Plateaus in Training
Want to learn how to break through plateaus? There are many ways you could achieve this and I’ll give you a couple of good examples which work. Truth to be told, I don’t really hit plateaus in my training since I regularly use training methods and techniques outlined in this …
Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith was a strongman born in 1932. He became interested in training in early years, along with a twin brother Ward, but he actually started training after he joined the Navy. During his service in Hawaii, Wayne became a friend with Tommy Kono and below is the picture from …