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Hallo guys, this exercise has done miracles for my lats the past 2 months,but it seems I have problems to get over +15kg weighted for 4-6 reps. At the same time my barbell rows still progressing close to 100kg for 4-6 reps. Any good tips to keep increasing my power on those? Thnx.

Had this problem myself simplest answer would be to take a longer rest period but most probably tried that. Make sure you do weighted pullups your first exercise but I guess you already do that. . Another would be to a switch to negatives which can help alot or even change exercise for a fortnight like lat pull downs then back to weighted pull up which helped me on this problem.

i second what krs said, and i would add that you might try hitting different grip orientations when doing weighted pullups. if you're doin it palms forward, try switching to a neutral grip for a couple weeks, or palms facing you. the neutral grip will hit your overall lats great, and facing in will focus more so on your lower lats. they also bring your biceps into play more, which will allow you to move a little more weight. this will eventually lead to adding weight to your regular pullup

Thnx guys for the feedback. I already use the neutral grip since I can move more weight and I feel my lats great. I will try negatives,good suggestion. I use pullups first most of the time since they are the most demanding on the grip. The palm facing grip is great advice since I am typically stronger on this. My only concern is the greater biceps stimulation on these,but since I seek for strength on pullups right know ,I guess it is not a problem.

yeah, so even though you'll be adding a little more bicep stimulation with palms facing in, you're still lifting the weight mostly with your lats... kind of like when someone gives you a light spot on bench. when i first started working out i couldn't do 2 pullups the normal way, so a did lat pulldowns and then pullups with hands facing in, and it built my lats enough to where i could get a few more. even though i can do 15 or so, i still throw the variation in to keep my lats growing

Gidday Undertaker, yeh, negatives are really, really good. One of those little sets of A frame steps work well for them. You can position them just right to get up in good position and really work hard. Make sure you spend a good second or two in the fully contracted position. Use a mixture of grips, for balanced forearms. When you can get 8 reps for 8 secs, add enough weight to get 1/2 reps - 8secs, 1/2 - 6, 1/2 -4, and whatever, till you've done 8 reps. 2 sets of full on negatives is plenty for a workout.

Also, do sets of doubles and singles. Just aim for say, 20 in a workout, taking plenty of rest between. On your last 'set', keep trying to chin, until you cant even move an inch.

Use gymnasts chalk for your grip if your bar is slippery.

I would also recommend one arm hanging. Same thing, use both grips. First use your free hand against whatever is close/convenient, to stop twisting. When you can hang for 60 secs, add weight. Just grab a bar you can reach, bend knees and take the weight gradually at first, lifting feet off the floor. Or use blocks you can step off, taking weight gradually. It will boost strength dramatically in the structures used for chinning. It really shocks most people at first, even many who think they are strong, and highlights any structural weaknesses. Improvement is usually rapid though, and people who can't even hang a few seconds without being in agony can soon hang pain free. Do it every second day if really weak in it, then every 3rd, then fourth day as strength increases.

Thnx both of you guys.

I will probably try the second. The doubles with the +15kg(5RM) using the facing palm grip. I have done similar thing with my squats in the past and helped me get over 140kg. I were doing 25 total reps per workout with a weight that I could lift 4-6 times for the first set. Really kicked my strength.

The one arm hanging for 1min seems brutal. I usually stay hanging for 10-15sec after each back workout to stretch my back.

Gidday undertaker, nah, this is brutal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvZ09oI2dtA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTOVJhXU5Q0

And thats another avenue too, you can work on onegative one arm chins.

But, as eccentric as he is, (keep in mind, a lot of his portrayed image is marketing), the legendry Steve Justa redefines brutal.

http://sfuk.tripod.com/reviews/rockironsteel.html

You may have read Richard Hanner's biography of Ken Shamrock, where every fighter wanting to join the Lion's Den had to do 500 bodyweight squats. This was Shamrock's test for strength, endurance and sheer mental gumption. If you couldn't do it, you failed the initiation. Well Steve Justa can do 2000 squats (yes that is two thousand), and OK he only does quarter squats, but wait for it......, he does them with 800lbs!!! Let's say that again, 800lbs x 2000 reps. And that's drug free.

Are you sure this is real? Haha,I can't imagine it!