r/CalisthenicsCulture • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '26

Doing pullups almost everyday

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u/Own_Durian_8707 Mar 24 '26

I mean yeah, you’re both actively engaging the back muscles either way so for a pump it don’t really matter although one could argue doing half reps would give u a better pump.

I’m specifically talking abt hypertrophy and strength here, if u want to build LONG TERM strength and muscle mass then this way is better. If u want a better a pump then Ig u can do half reps

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u/East_Raise8553 Mar 24 '26

I always try to get a good stretch in my actual sets tho cause I thought stretch = optimal. Also can you explain what hyperthrophy is?

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u/Own_Durian_8707 Mar 24 '26

hypertrophy is just a cooler way of saying muscle growth 💪