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(dziewul @ Jun. 20 2006,08:12)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">And the second question:
What to do when I can only in dips and chins do 10 reps with my body weight?</div>
Here's what I do:
Dips: I rest both feet (toes) on a chair behind me and do 15 dips. I have no progressive load through the 15's. I start the 10's with body weight, then add weight (progression) throughout the rest of the cycle.
Pull ups: Very similar, but in the first week of the 15's I use my legs to assist just a bit. In the second week, I rest my feet (heels) on a ladder in front of me, with no assistance. I continue that into the 10's. Then I just rest one foot for a couple of workouts, then one foot plus 5 lbs, then one foot plus 10 lbs.
My first two workouts in the 5's are body weight, then body weight plus 5, then body weight plus 10. That is my 5rm max. During the negatives, I continue to add 5 lbs for as many reos (1 to 3) as I can, and do the rest as negatives.