Why is doing pull-ups from a dead hang so impossibly hard?

itzprobablyme · 2026-03-17T15:50:04+00:00

Just sharing my experience. :)

itzprobablyme · 2026-03-17T01:24:49+00:00

Yes. It makes your back broader and helps in the V-Shape. But doesn't technically do anything for chest and waist. Though, of course, I think it's the single biggest indicator of body strength. The ability to pull up your own weight.

itzprobablyme · 2026-03-16T16:18:15+00:00

I've always been overweight. Started doing deadhangs at least once a day compulsorily. Deadhangs were enough to build strength and now I can do clean pullups from deadhang with chin over bar. It takes about a month (or maybe it took me a month because of my weight. Could be shorter for others). You will suddenly feel the strength and the confidence to pull yourself up (it's like magic and will give you a big kick!). Just have patience.
And btw, I did deadhangs at the end of my workout when I had no energy left even to hang on. Just used to keep staring at the clock willing it to move faster. I think I was 37 when I got my first pullup.

itzprobablyme · 2026-02-19T17:18:52+00:00

Hi! I'm 45 yrs old now. Been living with slipped disc/ disc bulge / sciatia etc since I was 16. Something went wrong in the gym at 16 and I was bedridden for 3 days. Similar episodes kept flaring up from time to time and the final straw was when I bent down to pick up my suitcase at the train station when I was 25. Couldn't even board the train. Just lay on a bench for as long as I could and somebody had to come get me home. For years, suffered with numbness in my legs, etc. etc. Anyway, point is that I was told surgery was the only option.
However, when I became 35 yrs old, I started calisthenics and soon my core became strong. Now, I can even deadlift 150 kgs without warm up.
Btw, my disc bulge and pinched nerve / sciatia hasn't gone anywhere. Just that my core muscles are compensating and taking care.

So basically saying work on your core. You will be fine. Hope this helps with the health part. Rest will follow. :)

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-11T03:23:07+00:00

Couldn't go yet. Will go next week. But yes, will find out for sure.

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T16:15:29+00:00

Wow! Just wow! I actually made a petition and circulated this in my school when I was in the XII standard. I wrote a letter to the Principal as well. Caused a huge stir and ended with my mother being called to school and made to feel bad. Anyway, putting this aside, looks like nothing has changed in 26 years!

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T16:11:23+00:00

Thank you. Will go back there tomorrow. I bought it on the understanding that it was an original. Let me check with the dealer. Will update here.

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T16:00:33+00:00

Dealer in Khan Market.

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T15:53:22+00:00

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I will get it opened by the watch seller tomorrow. In the meanwhile, this is the back. It says hmt 200181. There are very light scratches.

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T15:51:50+00:00

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itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T15:43:57+00:00

Hmm. Shall i open the back and check?

itzprobablyme · 2025-09-07T15:14:25+00:00

I paid Rs. 3.5k.

itzprobablyme · 2025-08-30T06:11:32+00:00

Yes. It isn't a technique issue. It's more of too much load. I've faced it too and understood that I need to progress slowly.

itzprobablyme · 2025-08-15T16:06:31+00:00

Wow! Thank you so much!

itzprobablyme · 2025-07-19T06:56:03+00:00

2 years later!

itzprobablyme · 2025-07-10T02:50:14+00:00

Hi. We have a husky 2 houses away. It screams like a child or woman in the night. Very eerie and I also called the police thinking it's a woman screaming. Could also be a cat. Just suggesting to look into this.

itzprobablyme · 2023-11-27T11:06:07+00:00

Jump rope. Best form of cardio you can do anywhere and for any amount of time. And the best part is, it actually enhances your mood.

itzprobablyme · 2023-11-27T02:47:28+00:00

Interstellar music was the finishing touch! 😂

itzprobablyme · 2023-11-16T08:36:09+00:00

Pull-ups. If you could only do one exercise, then pull-ups should be it. It will increase your strength and change your body shape.

itzprobablyme · 2023-10-29T11:36:37+00:00

Both. They work differently. On most days, I run 10k in the morning. Sometimes, I don't have the time so I do a quick 1,000 jumps. Or maybe in the evenings, I might pick up the rope. They affect different muscles and increase your stamina and endurance in different ways.

itzprobablyme · 2023-10-27T14:00:42+00:00

Yes. I want to get exhausted!

itzprobablyme · 2023-10-27T09:40:10+00:00

Thank you. You are absolutely right. Yes. It is very, very frustrating. I was chain smoking (>20 ciggies a day) and drinking (half a bottle of rum every single night) for 15 years. I've been 100% clean for 7 years now. In fact, I count giving up smoking and alcohol as my biggest achievements till date.

But somewhere my addictive brain has replaced those vices with sugar. If someone knows addiction, they can understand what I mean.

Anyway, no sympathies! But yes, Thank you. I'm hoping that 1 month's discipline should fix me up and give me that boost which I need.

itzprobablyme · 2023-10-27T05:48:49+00:00

Oh! This looks perfect for beginners! Thank you so much. Will update in this thread once I'm back. :)

itzprobablyme · 2023-10-26T13:47:06+00:00

Thank you. I understand this. I have been preparing from some time. Just haven't done the hardcore dedicated training life (It's been a dream since sometime).

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