I was reading a post on Zach Even-Esh’s blog about pullups and how valuable they are.  It got me thinking of the days were I could barely complete 1!  Now I can crank out a set of 20!

The pullup is THE greatest body weight exercise.  It’s definitely one of the best measurements of strength.  It’s also one of my favorite exercises.

I crank them out at least twice per week if not more.

The bottom line is, if you’re not incorporating pullups into your training, you’re really missing out.  I guess you don’t want a thick muscular back, jacked biceps and forearms?

I think Arnold did a few pullups during his day?

Pullups can be done with tons of different grips, with ropes, thick bars, etc.  I could go on for an hour about the different ways to do them.

Zach Even-Esh has some great pullups videos on his site.  Here is one of my favorites.

Go outside to a park or playground today and test your pullup strength.  Find a tree or a set of monkey bars and crank out 3 or 4 sets of max reps.  Remember your total and see if you can add to it next time.