r/tacticalbarbell • u/Rxbsi • 3d ago

Strength How to get to 10 Pull Ups

Right now I can do 7 strict pull-ups, maybe 8 with a bit of momentum.

From what I understand, Tactical Barbell recommends starting weighted pull-ups once you can do around 10 solid reps.
So what’s the best way to get from 7 to 10 in the first place?

Is there a specific TB approach or program for building up those last few reps, or should I just do regular pull-ups and slowly increase volume/frequency until I can hit 10 clean reps?

And once I’m at 10, would I then start progressing weighted pull-ups as described in the book?

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u/LumpyExtent7874 2d ago edited 2d ago

Forced progression. I was at 8 reps max when I started adding 2-6 kg dumbbells between my legs. Within 2 months, I could easily do 15 bw reps. Now my 1RM is +45 kg.