My chin up world record attempt

As part of my own personal training goals I am going to try and break the chin up world record on April 1st 2010. The record which currently stands at 51 in a minute and is held by Jason Petzold of the USA is a tough nut to crack but well worth going for.

As all of you who visit www.unique-bodyweight-exercises.com regularly will know I believe having specific aims to strive for is one of the most important aspects of a successful training program and this is one that really appeals to me.
So to put my training philosophy to the test and to give me a great reason to push myself to the limits a big challenge like this will be the perfect vehicle although it is not to be taken lightly and I am not underestimating the task.
Another fantastic benefit from this record attempt is it will provide a great opportunity for me to share the training program with you on a regular basis.
Please make sure you keep checking back here and I will share all I learn on this journey with you by putting up weekly progress reports for you to implement in your own routines.
Good luck with your training

17-2-2010

My training,
I thought it would be a good idea to share with you my progress so far which I am very pleased with despite the fact that it is not the conventional way to go about this chin up world record attempt.
I say it is not the usual routine to follow because strangely enough I have not included many chin ups in my program. The reason for this is because I believe that to do so would invite over training and the inevitable injuries that would follow. So what I have opted for is a program that focuses on circuit training which includes going all out on each exercise for I minute then resting for a minute and then repeating the process.
The reason for this is because the most important thing to master is the ability to last for 60 seconds when performing an exercise at the incredible speed that will be necessary to do so many reps in such a short space of time.
Only breaking the record will prove that my theory is correct and as I also believe that it is the mental and not the physical part of training that is the most important ingredient for success and I work on this daily I am totally confident that I will reach my goal.

28-4-2010

First let me apologise for the length of time that has elapsed since my last entry about my quest to break the chin up world record.
As you may have guessed by the date I didn’t try to go for the record on April 1st as I had originally planned and I will offer no excuses so I will just say that it has taken me a little longer to get the number of reps up than I had hoped. However, as all of you who visit www.unique-bodyweight-exercises.com regularly will know mountains are there to be climbed so the quest goes on and the date gas been set for 6th June 2010. I will update on my progress again soon. PS I am currently getting 40-42 reps per minute. Good luck with your training.

25-5-2010

At the moment my training has hit a plateau and building up the reps is very slow at the moment. I have therefore decided to reduce the number of calories I am consuming in the hope that the inevitable weight loss will provide a fresh impetuous to my chin up world record. This makes sense to me as the less weight there is to be pulled up the easier it will be as long as too much muscle tissue isn’t lost in the process. The good news is that I am still positive and confident about success and the philosophy of this website is and always will be that the mind is the key and always finds a way to win if the desire is there.