can bbldrs do pullups or are they too heavy?

[caladin]

Watch Franco on Pumping Iron!

 

[huskyguy]

Watch Franco on Pumping Iron!

He is definitely one strong dude, and much more aesthetically put together than the taller guys.

 

[thetopdog]

I tried to do twenty pull-ups in a row today, I was only able to crank out 14, I was not too happy about that. My lame excuse is that it was after a heavy leg work-out so I was feeling a bit exhausted--Next time I will try it when I am not so worn out. Pullinbig is right, weight is more of a detriment than height.

Well height is a factor, becuase tall guys have more non-muscle mass weighing them down, a guy 5' and 180lbs is proportionately just as big (and proabably just as strong) as a guy 6'4", 240lbs, but he gets to lift 60less lbs on pullups than the tall guy

 

[blackbeard]

errrr who cares what bodybuilders can do...i dont see how anyone is going to benefit if jay cutler can do 15 pull-ups

for me pull-ups dont really translate inot anything..i had a hard time doing a few reps clean but worked on them and finally was able to do i think around 8...it did absolutely nothing for me but further aggravate the tendonitis in my arm..

 

[Mother Goose]

Hardly a bber, but I do weigh 180 lbs and do an extra 70 lbs weighted pullups for 4-5 reps.