re: Can you do one full pull-up?

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again the science is really really clear. sorry you just want to make excuses

answer me this, when was the last time you did a program for 4 weeks or more that was barbell based and had progressive overload built in?

when was the last time you weighed and tracked your food?

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Who said, I'm making excuses? I'm just giving one person's experience. Mine. As I said, I hope you can maintain, but I've walked a path you haven't walked yet. And best of luck to you while you're on it.

The last time I did a barbell program, I was in my 20's. But I'm naturally an ectomorph and never really trained for strength. It's just not my strong suit (pun intended). That being said, my predominate muscle type is fast twitch and I'm a natural sprinter to middle distance sort of person. The sports activities I "excelled" at (enjoyed) were mostly outdoor based and ones that needed short bursts of power and quick direction changes. I never had the inclination to hit the gym when I had the great outdoors at my footsteps. I simply went out and did what I was good at. And enjoyed it.

The cyclist Tyler Hamilton had a great quote from his experience at the Olympics. He said, "I never knew there were so many ways to perfect the human body" and it's really true. I don't know because we've never met, but sounds like you've got a really good strength program going. Good for you. But could you go out and run a marathon tomorrow? Or climb a mountain? Or play soccer for an hour non-stop? I could keep going but I think you get the point. Most people train for what their bodies are naturally "designed" for. There's a reason Arnold Schwarzenegger was a body builder, Usain Bolt is a sprinter and Simon Biles is a gymnast.

Again, don't judge people unless you've walked a mile in their shoes. And I'll stand by my initial comment in this thread. Before "judging" someone by how many pullup (or any physical act) they can do, their age is a useful bit of information.

Good luck with your journey.