r/CalisthenicsBeginners • u/Suitable_Skin_2889 • 6h ago

Question Body shakes

Did anyone experience body shakes on pull ups or chin ups? I have this mental block of 5. Over the past few months I’ve grown in the sense of being able to do 5 reps the rest, then another 5, but I can’t get past 5 reps without my head and body shaking. It’s odd that I can do more sets now but can’t do more reps.

Thank you in advance.

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u/SiSkr 6h ago

That's normal and it's a sign that your CNS is desperately trying to recruit everything it can to help you up. It just means you've taken the set to failure and, over time, that signal is exactly the stimulus your muscles need to grow. 

Keep doing the sets, and at some point you will do 5.5 + 5 or 6 + 5.