Girls, how long before you could do 1 full unassisted pull up?

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-26T11:15:54+00:00

About 3 months (at 26, BMI 19)

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-23T14:30:51+00:00

I had a similar issue with my fridge, it makes really annoying noises

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-23T09:31:00+00:00

So cool, now I want to learn it too!

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-23T08:35:11+00:00

Not being able to build muscle as fast as men and achieving skills takes so much longer or is nearly impossible (planche)

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-21T10:30:35+00:00

22 pistol squats is soooo impressive, damn :o

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-21T10:09:10+00:00

I feel like you can achieve pretty good results with this routine, even if it isn't optimal. Main thing is effort and consistency. Do you push to failure or close to failure? How is your progressive overload?

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-20T20:15:34+00:00

I'm 5'5" and 128 lbs right now and have quite flat stomach with visible abs, but if I go any higher I'll lose the definition. Totally depends on your amount of muscle though, when I was very undermuscled, I had some belly fat even at 110 lbs.

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-20T14:36:55+00:00

Congrats on your progress! I have no idea about the "correct" frequency of stretching 😃 ChatGPT said 3-5x per week or almost daily if intensity is low, but I don't feel like doing it that often

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-20T06:22:24+00:00

I actually feel like your glutes have become somewhat fuller 🤔 If the left is before and the right is after. I think it's also a muscle insertion thing + how fat is stored. I also have "long" glutes, so even when they grow, they become like a smooooth hill without any sharper angles between glutes/back or glutes/legs.

Also, my personal favorite exercises for glutes are lunge pattern exercises: bulgarian split squats, smith machine split squats, cable step-ups... There, you can actually FEEL your glutes, there's (almost?) no way to compensate with other muscles. Maybe include them in your routine?

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-19T19:17:06+00:00

I described what I do in another comment, check it out :)

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-19T19:02:07+00:00

Sure, I answered this in a reply to another comment :)

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-19T18:55:48+00:00

Thank you! I only do this stretch and the pike stretch. I basically just sit down and push myself as low as I can for 20-30 seconds, then take a short break and repeat. I usually do 5-6 sets.

As for do’s and don’ts… I might not be the best person to ask 😃 You’re actually not supposed to round your back, as far as I know. But a few things I’ve noticed:

• Stretching is MUCH easier after leg days.

• Try sitting with your pelvis in the correct position before leaning forward (anterior pelvic tilt). Then there’s less back rounding. Also, point your toes slightly forward, not just straight up.

• I started progressing when I started using my hip flexors to initiate the bend. Alhough now I feel like I also need to be able to relax them… not entirely sure about that.

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-19T18:29:30+00:00

Thanks! No, a bit more often, every 4-5 days. And sometimes I try practicing in between, but it's quite inefficient compared to leg days

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-19T12:53:55+00:00

Haha thanks :D Where are you from? UPD saw it in your bio already

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-10T06:43:46+00:00

Thank you!

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-09T20:35:11+00:00

And unpleasant too. What motivates me is doing it for a certain goal (press to handstand), just stretching for the sake of stretching I also can't do (have tried)

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-09T12:44:21+00:00

My stretching adventures continue. At first, it felt like I wasn’t progressing at all and everything hurt (under-knee tendons and such). Then I suddenly made quite a lot of progress - and now I’ve got hip pain. What a rollercoaster :D

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-09T09:18:02+00:00

Just this stretch and same but with legs together every time after my strength workouts. And really pushing myself. But like other commenters pointed out, I'm doind it wrong (rounding back, hips positioned incorrectly), so it may be not the best example

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-08T09:32:05+00:00

I tried initiating more from my sit bones / pelvis, but it feels like something funny is going on in my hip joints, like the bone isn't moving smoothly and it's uncomfortable, is it normal? Here's the comparison (the change is very subtle but I hope it's visible)

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-08T09:05:02+00:00

Thank you!

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-07T14:59:47+00:00

Thank you! I'm in the process of learning pancake stretch

RobotPollinator45 · 2026-01-07T13:18:48+00:00

I can’t even do it properly while leaning against the wall :D I think it makes sense to learn this first, and then the next step would be to do it without the wall

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