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Pull-ups: 3 sets to failure or add weight if completing more than 15 reps.

LAandE

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Hey,

Pullups: 3 sets to failure or add weight if completing more than 15 reps.
taken from Mark Rippetoe's Practical Programming Novice Program, can someone please explain to me whether this means I should only add weight to pullups when i can do more than 15 in a single set or when I can do more than 15 across three sets (ie. 3x5).

I tried googling and can't find the answer. And I did 7, 7, 4 bodyweight pullups in my last gym session and i'm unsure when i should start adding weight. (I plateaued at about 9, 9, 9 bodyweight pullups earlier this year before injuring my shoulder from falling over, hence the uncertainty.)
 
I take that as meaning add weight when you can do 3x5. Makes sense considering the rest of his programming.
 
Once you can preform the necessary/goal repetitions with the current resistance/weight, increase the weight and start again. All of that is a part of progression :)
 
If you want to follow rips program i am sure I have read rip say chins are done for higher reps than the 3 sets of 5 that the rest of the program is. He means 15 reps in a single set then add weight.

But it's a assistance exercise just do what you want and make sure you are progressing.
 
If you want to follow rips program i am sure I have read rip say chins are done for higher reps than the 3 sets of 5 that the rest of the program is. He means 15 reps in a single set then add weight.

But it's a assistance exercise just do what you want and make sure you are progressing.

i think i read that somewhere once (during the 15mins i spent searching the net for the answer)

i'll probably only add weight when i stall on my pullups/chinups, or get bored

all good :)
 
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