Category: Calisthenics

  • Stuck at 11 pull-ups for nearly a year

    Have you ever been stuck at a certain number(reps) of exercises?

    For examples, squats, push-ups, pull-ups.

    In July last year, I hit my maximum record of 11 pull-ups for my life after 50.

    Since then, my numbers haven’t increased at all.

    It can be called as ‘a pull-up plateau’ like ‘a weight-loss plateau.’

    It’s been almost a year, and there hasn’t been any significant change in my weight; I have been maintaining 69 to 70 kg (152 to 154 lbs).

    My workout routine has also stayed about the same.

    1 hour of weight exercise in two days every week.

    So, what’s the problem?

    The answer might simply be that I am getting a little older every day. Actually every hour, every minute, every second.

    Occasionally, when I feel in great physical condition, I barely manage to do 12 pull-ups. Yes, literally ‘barely’.

    However, my personal standard is being able to do 12 clean pull-ups three days in a row or every other day.

    Therefore, I am currently not meeting my own standard.

    My goal is to ‘comfortably’ do ‘clean’ 12 pull-ups by the end of 2026.

    Hopefully, I can make it happen!