joeblowforshow
New member
Trying to improve my chin-ups from a miserable starting point (having just started a few weeks ago, I can do 4 full ROM chin ups, except for the last one which comes up just a tad short).
The issue is that it's really hard to get volume. With weights, I can just fine-tune the weight so that I can just barely finish the (say) 4 sets. So at the end of a workout I've lifted the weight 40 times and lowered it 40 times.
With chin-ups, it would take me hours to get the same volume.
So what I do at the moment is just 2. Then another 2. Then another 1. Then another 1. Then I go away and do something else.
Then I come back and try and do a few more (1 or 2 at a time) - that might be half an hour or an hour later.
Then I might repeat the same thing again later in the evening
My question is - is this an effective way of getting volume?
I would feel better if all my sets were closer together, but I don't know if that really matters. I tried doing the ladders (1, rest, 2, rest, 3, rest, etc.) but at the moment, I can't get to 4 so again I fall short on volume.
The issue is that it's really hard to get volume. With weights, I can just fine-tune the weight so that I can just barely finish the (say) 4 sets. So at the end of a workout I've lifted the weight 40 times and lowered it 40 times.
With chin-ups, it would take me hours to get the same volume.
So what I do at the moment is just 2. Then another 2. Then another 1. Then another 1. Then I go away and do something else.
Then I come back and try and do a few more (1 or 2 at a time) - that might be half an hour or an hour later.
Then I might repeat the same thing again later in the evening
My question is - is this an effective way of getting volume?
I would feel better if all my sets were closer together, but I don't know if that really matters. I tried doing the ladders (1, rest, 2, rest, 3, rest, etc.) but at the moment, I can't get to 4 so again I fall short on volume.