About the AuthorBrett Stewart is a personal trainer and writer. He lives in Phoenix, AZ.
25 Pullups
ARE YOU READY FOR THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH CHALLENGE?
Follow the 7-week program in this book and you’ll in a massive manner increase your strength, muscle tone and overall fitness to such an extreme that you’ll be competent to do 50 successive pull-ups!
Offering various field-tested, day-by-day plans, this book has something for everyone: from beginners embarking on a new workout regimen to athletes looking to exaggerate their strength-training options.
Packed with clear charts and helpful photos, 7 Weeks to 50 Pull-Up s tells you everything you need to know in regards to the extreme strength-building exercise and includes:
• Instructions on how to do a perfective pull-up
• Easy-to-follow progressive training programs
• Challenging pull-up variations
Most helpful client reviews
48 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
 Great book – unquestionably not for beginners
By Azazello
This is a outstanding book but it is unquestionably not for beginners. I am in the USMC and we need 20 pull ups for a perfective score. I have routinely scored in the 16-20 range but I have never been competent to systematically nail 20.
I started with Phase I, week 4 and today I just started Phase II Week 2. I have held up with each workout but I scarcely finished todays workout and looking ahead, I might need a few extra rest days in order to get through galore of the sets.
This is a outstanding book but I think that the “50 pull ups in 7 weeks” is exceedingly misleading. I have been doing pull ups for over 3 years and haven’t broken 22. There is no magical book that is going to double my pull ups in 7 weeks but I feel like I am well on my way! I am going to write another review in a month to further document my progress.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Good program, but not for beginners…
By TNTBabyZ
Let me start out by saying this might have been my misunderstanding of the title, but…
I purchased this book with the idea it would aid beginners (those who can’t even do pull-ups) learn how to get there by “streghthening and sculpting your arms, shoulders, back, and abs”. I didn’t realize the book is gorgeous much committed to those who may already do pull-ups.
There is an appendix in the back with a program on how to help, but it is a very short section. I was expecting to see a program consecrated to genuinely working up strength within the muscles required to do pull-ups and working from there to the 50 successive pull-ups.
Overall I think the book is outstanding for those who know how to do the exercise, but it doesn’t support me much since I can’t do pull-ups yet.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
 misleading title
By Steve4404
I was eagerly looking forward to the program because I wanted to get my pullup strength back. I finished P90X a couple of years ago and my greatest strength loss since then was in pullups. I took the test at the beginning of the book and did 7 pullups which put me in Phase 1. However I was unable to finish the week 1 day 1 workout. I came close but no cigar. I did incisively as the book specified (do not one thing on the off days, only do the pullup program 3 days a week, wait at least 60 seconds among sets). Finally after 2 solid weeks I was capable to get through the Week one day 1 program. It has taken me another 2 weeks and I still can’t get all the way through week 1 day 2 , even when waiting 90 seconds amid sets. So I am 4 weeks into the program and still attempting to get through week 1. I am marveling if because I am older (I am 53) that I need more recovery days. I am going to stick with the program, I just think the title is very misleading.
UPDATE July 29, 2011– After 7 weeks of the Phase 1 7 week program, I never made it past week 1 , day 2. After 7 weeks of this, I may now do 9 pullups. I am happy with the betterment and feel more inviolable but my betterment is miniscule equated to what others (especially the author!)have achieved. It is going to take a lot more than 7 more weeks (if ever) to get me to 15. This is an example of not everyone responding identically to the same program. It is not a bad program (hence my 3 star review) but be conscious that your results my vary.
See all 28 client reviews…
25 Pullups Picture
25 Pullups Pic
25 Pullups Pic
25 Pullups Picture
Pull-ups are an magnificent body-weight exercise for building aweinspiring upper body strength. They are one of the three key body-weight exercises that I recommend; The other two exercises are pushups and squats. These three key exercises, in combination, work out closely each muscle in the body. Like push-ups and squats, pull-ups are a compound exercise, meaning that they require the motion of more than one joint to carry out the exercise.
Pull-ups mainly work out the Latissimus Dorsi, likewise known as “wings”. These are the muscles on the outsides of your upper back. They also provide a secondary workout for the Biceps, Rhomboids (top, middle back), Trapezius (middle, central back), the neck, and closely each muscle in the forearms (Brachioradialis, Brachialis). Doing pull-ups likewise builds exceedingly powerful grip-strength. If you have experience lifting weights, pullups are most similar to a lat-pulldown machine. However, they are not incisively the same. When you do pullups and you hang from a bar, you will have to stabilize your body from rocking forward and backward- this requires a lot of venture from your abdominal and leg muscles.
In addition to ordinary pullups, There are a good deal of variations of pull-ups. Two of the most frequent variations are: wide-grip and underhanded pull-ups. Wide-grip pull-ups shift most of the workout to the Latissimus Dorsi, and less to the secondary and stabilizer muscles. They are performed the same as regular pull-ups, except the hands are placed further out to the sides, and away from the body.
Underhanded pull-ups are also very similar to popular pull-ups. Simply turn your hands around so that your palms are facing you, and do a pull-up. You will without delay feel that a outstanding deal of the workout has been shifted from your Latissimus Dorsi to your biceps. Underhanded pullups are good for beginners to build strength before attempting popular pullups.
|
Tiffany
@mattboyo if you do that, you could lose 3 to 4 reps. the corp says your chin only has to break the plane of the bar. but doing them like that sometimes would build more strength
Lillian
i can do 25 just like u but whitout briks
what can i say i pullup man
Reed
Its great that you did them from a dead hang, no kipping. A true pullup.
Nadine
nicely done, great form!
Valeria
Hey! nice pullups! couldnt do better myself! but would i be right in thinking u shud pull up till ur chest almost hits the bar…not ur chin?!
Gerard
chicken legs
Hassan
amazing, alot of ppl claim they can do this but do ***** like 3/4 pullups these were flawless
Beatrice
verry clean.good style.
Ralph
I don’t know why they thumbs downed you Andy your pullups looked good and you did do 25.
Casandra
impressive as hell man. i’ve watched quite a few of these pull up videos and you’re the first who can do more than me. i do about 20. but seriously man. you don’t even look like you’re breaking a sweat at the end there. i bet you could do 30 if you really pushed yourself.
Walker
perfect styl
Luann
Very nice
keep at it
Reyna
wow amazing strength i could only do 18
Corrine
Good job. Lower your body fat and take some creatine, I’m sure you’ll be able to get to 30.
Duncan
i did show, check my channel i did 25 pullups, and that was before weight lifting. now i could do 25 pullups as easy as this guy. im 119 lbs now, 5 feet 5.
Lionel
show it please)))ok?
Arline
lol check out my video, im 14 years old, 115 pounds, 5 feet 4, i did 25 pull ups as well not as slow and strict, but still good i guess
Korey
yea its true they will lie and say you did the minimum amount. However for your own benefits, also so you wont die, you should be doing more than 2.
Ester
To get into boot camp you only have to be able to do 2 pull ups. It has been this way for a long time. The pull ups, sit ups, and run are all part of your PFT and you test when you go to boot camp. 20 pull ups is the highest you can go. They don’t count it for points if you do any more than that. The Marines have not lowered their standards. The Army, Navy, and Airforce have. More Marines die in motorcycle accidents each year than in the middle east. Not even 10,000 troops have died.
Leif
I was yelling, give me one more for the corp, one more for your country, one more for your family…but, you got too tired…………..oh, well…………nice job
Emile
yeah, they did along with the army (not the navy or air force of course, nobody dies in those branches) but with the economy the way it is, more people are joining. I read that all branches had met their enlistment quotas for 2008.
Isiah
well they are sending home so many dead ……..i think they will take anybody that are willing to sign up right now…..they probably relaxed the admission requirements.
Stephen
what? all the info i gave you is stuff you can easily find on the internet. 2 pull ups is what you need to get into the marines, and they might even take you if you can’t do any. I’m not a marine, i’m considering joining, but i’m not a marine.
Millard
tell me your life story …its obvious you want to .
Newton
the graduation requirements might be 20, but acceptance into the corps is only 2.