1RM is now +55% bw (it's more that I'm figuring out where my limit is, rather than actual gains relative to the last 1RM I reported)

It's interesting, when I do unweighted pullups to failure, the most difficult part is coming out of the dead hang. But at these higher weights, the motion is much slower and I'm finding the hardest part is the very end (i.e. getting my chin to clear the bar)

@retr0id perhaps I am unknowingly relying on momentum for the final part, at lower weights. I'll try going slower.

How often are you training?

What is your diet like?

Are you taking steroids or similar?

@StephenFowler28ac most days, aiming for high-protein but not measured/strict (omnivore), no but I do supplement creatine

This might kinda be a self-resolving market, in people believing you will succeed might boost you towards succeeding

@MartinSundhaug I'm actually very spite-motivated, the NO bets are even stronger motivation than the YESes

@retr0id yeah but those people are shooting themselves in the foot

@MartinSundhaug Speaking as the biggest NO holder, I think these personal goal markets are fun. And they only work if somebody takes the other side.

And speaking as somebody who failed to do a one armer after working on it for over a year, I'd be delighted to lose a bit of mana in the cause of somebody meeting the goal. It's an awesome goal!

(Plus it's not gonna happen 😉 )

Have you done weighted pull ups? Do you have a 1 rep max?

@Fion great question, never tried before but I did just now. 42% of body weight (in a rucksack). My form was not great, chin barely cleared the bar.

@retr0id hmm, ok, this might be really hard. I'm only going on my own experience, but I think to go from where you are now to doing a one armer by the end of the year will be a real challenge. (I think I was at about 60% at this point.) But having said that, this was the first time you tried it, and you were using a rucksack (which is harder than a dipping belt or a climbing harness), so probably you'd have a bit of easily accessible gains.

One thing I'm sure about is that you won't get to a one armer just by doing lots and lots of bodyweight pull ups. Even one arm plus one finger might not help much if you have strong fingers. In my opinion, weighted pull ups are your best friend. Second best is one hand on the bar and the other hand holding a resistance band looped over the bar.

@Fion ty, I think I'll invest in a dipping belt. If I don't make it on time I'll just make another market lol

And yes my fingers are pretty strong so the one-finger is able to do a reasonable share of the lift.

@retr0id tried again at 42% bw and did 1 rep with good form (I was a little tired last time), but failed a subsequent attempt at 46%

@Fion just got a dipping belt, did 1 rep at 50% bw

How have you been progressing so far this year?

@MartinSundhaug I haven't been tracking it with any precision, but I have made progress. When I first got the pull up bar a few months ago, the most I could do was about 7

Do train in other ways regularly and are you practicing this somewhat consistently?

@LiamGallagher I do other callisthenics and dumbbell exercises, but pull-ups are my main focus at the moment (I know it's not a great idea in general, but overspecialising in one field is appealing to me!). I don't have any fixed schedules/routines but overall I'd say I practice regularly.