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For the last two years I have been doing well formed pull-ups almost everyday. I could not do a single pull-up on Dec 31, 2014. Today I can do 5 perfect formed pull-ups.

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I don't mean to judge, because I don't know anything about your background or situation, but do you mean to say that it has taken 2 years to get to 5 pull-ups, and you've been doing them almost daily?

On the surface (again, without knowing you) that seems like slow progress.

Would you mind elaborating?

The reason I ask is that I too have just reached 5 and would like to hear about your journey.

I imagine it'd take me some time to do even one pull-up, as the first months would mostly be me hanging from a bar while I spent some time developing enough muscle to get myself up. Arm, shoulders, core muscles, good joints, and some coordination go into that one exercise.

Pull-ups are one of those 'difficult' exercises, and males have an easier go at it, actually.

Some further reading: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/why-women-cant-do-p...

That's a good accomplishment. Also, unsolicited anecdote here, but barbell rows helped my pull-up max more than pull-ups themselves ever did.

Did you start with negatives, or how did you build up to them?

I have went from 1 pull-up to 10 in a matter of weeks using this schedule: http://www.50pullups.com/ - there's also version for push-ups.

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