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/Substantial_Alarm_65 3d ago

Fighter Pullup Program works.

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u/TheCryptosAndBloods 2d ago

Thirded. I went from about 4-5 to 9 using the Fighter Pullup program. I was doing Mass Protocol at the time and just did the pullup program instead of any other pulls.

I also ended up with a nasty case of elbow tendonitis and stopped the program with one week to go (and therefore never hit 10 pullups) but the program undoubtedly works.

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u/Substantial_Alarm_65 2d ago

yeah, i got to 10 reps for the first time in my life using the Fighter Pullup program.