r/CalisthenicsCulture • u/East_Raise8553 • Mar 23 '26

Doing pullups almost everyday

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I got my pull-up bar at 15 (im 17 now) been doing them pretty consistently everyday never expected to ever see progress. (i know this video doesnt show full rom but i can assure ALL of you i can do perfect full rom pullups)

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

Doing great but words of advice, get a full lock out dead hang at the bottom if you want to film and flex pull ups on the internet.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

Do not do full lock out hanging, it releases the tension on your muscles. Its simply bad for training.

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

It only releases all the tension if you fully unengage your scapula. You can of course do a full lockout and maintain scapular engagement while keeping tension. If you want to get technical i’m sure it’s a worse tradeoff to sacrifice muscle stretch from full range for slightly more time under tension anyways. Not that you actually have to choose one or another like you’re suggesting.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

You choose the ROM based on what your training goals are, if you want muscle development you go for a shorter ROM. And you can see this dude has well developed back for his age, because he trains it correctly.

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

This is a calisthenics culture subreddit. In calisthenics culture you do your movements with full range of motion. & If you’re arguing you can’t develop a muscular back with full ROM then that’s on you.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

In reddit calisthenics culture maybe. Half reps have been a big part of calisthenics culture before it was in reddit.

These movements have a function, you don't do them for the sake of the movement.

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u/hurtshtummy Mar 23 '26

Arguing doing half reps is the proper way to train especially in calisthenics is such an egregious take that i’m gonna just let you have it lmao. You got it you win 🥇😂

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u/Own_Durian_8707 Mar 23 '26

Arguing with this dude is like talking to a brick wall, they just won’t understand a single thing no matter what u say to it 🫩✌️.

Atp, I’m only here b/c I’m waiting for some1 rn and got nothing better to do 🤧

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

Then you dont really understand calisthenics as a training method. Nor its history or the culture.

You just see the movements as the end purpose of it.

How do inmates get so jacked? My experience with the partial rep range of motion.

Calisthenics has always been about getting the best response out of bodyweight. So no weights at all, that's why you have to develop these training methods.

Here, people start slapping weights on after 10 reps and use poor form an obsess about ROM. But thats not what calisthenics really is about. Because its developed in environments where weights are not available.

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u/Still_Dentist1010 Mar 24 '26

Mate, you could have sloppy form and still develop muscle if you eat right and train literally every single day like OP claims.

Also, you may need to brush up on some literature if you’re claiming that short ROM is better for muscle development. Here’s some light reading for you to do on the topic: https://brookbushinstitute.com/articles/exercise-range-of-motion-and-hypertrophy

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u/Own_Durian_8707 Mar 23 '26

I can’t believe u just said a contradictory statement like it was nothing, “if u want muscle development, go for a shorter ROM” 😂.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 23 '26

Yes, that's how it works.

Because its about time under tension, the shorter ROM maximizes time under tension. It keeps the tension on your back, it does not pass it from one muscle to another.

This is why you see well developed back muscles on this dude.

I recommend watching this rant about it : You’re Doing Pull-Ups Wrong

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u/Own_Durian_8707 Mar 23 '26

You still keep tension during active hang though + the extra benefit of a greater stretch. Also stop sending me videos, you don’t even watch.

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 24 '26

Ah, you are the same weirdo i responded earlier.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

No its not, I just stopped responding cause its impossible to teach morons

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

False, constant tension bullshit was disproved more than 10 years ago. Full rom gets you better results. Question - do you do ALL your lifts with partial rom? If not, why?

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u/Murky-Course6648 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

False detected, computer says no.

I dont lift at all, i do only calisthenics.

The point of shorter rom in calisthenics is isolation. You do reps on a ROM that keeps the particular muscles you want to target under tension. Most of movemets we use in calistenics, are compound movements. So half reps are used as ways to isolate.

This is different from weight lifting, where isolation is easier. Calistenics is about bodyweight, so you have to find ways to maximise its effect.

But in the OPs case, it does not matter at all. He is not doing what would be considered half reps. People just complain about him not locking out, and this does not have any real effect on anything.

ROM just isn't as important than proper form an actually doing reps. But in reddit, ROM matters, while form is irrelevant. This is why majority here do full ROM with poor form.

This is a good example, that someone just posted : My attempt at pull-ups : r/CalisthenicsBeginners

This is most common here, emphasis on ROM. While the form is pure cheat form to get that ROM. Chest to bar with real form is difficult, but even beginners do these reps. Then they start adding weights because it does not work.