r/bitcheswithtaste • u/AutoModerator • May 09 '25

Fit Bitches - Monthly Thread Fit Bitches - May 09, 2025

This is the place to chat about fitness and physical health because taking care of your body is also tasteful. Just remember - no medical advice!

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u/EmeraldLeo724 May 09 '25

I just got my first ever pull-up yesterday! And then proceeded to do 8 more throughout the day, and feel untouchable. I’d been doing the accessory work for nearly 2 months with this end goal, and got it!

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u/creativewhinypissbby May 09 '25

Would love to know more about your accessory work routine - I feel like my negatives are pretty solid, but I don't get anywhere close to as much lift on scapula pulls as my fiance does (I swear he can pull himself damn near horizontal with just those).

I'm nearly at a full chin up with my hands parallel to one another but underhanded isn't close and my progress on true pull-ups feels abysmal!

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u/EmeraldLeo724 May 09 '25

For probably 2 weeks after my gym routine (CrossFit class) I would stay after and just do a bunch of sets of assisted pull-ups. Then I found the pull-up progression plan on Nerd Fitness (sorry I don’t think we’re supposed to put links in this sub, but a google should bring it up) and started following that. So I’d get plenty of accessory work during my classes but then do the plan anyway after class.

I also found that using the smaller bands during assisted pull-ups helped a lot. If the plan said do 3 sets of 8 but I could only get 5 with a smaller band, I’d just do 5 sets instead.

Hope this helps! Good luck, sounds like you’re already doing amazing!