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Fifty Pullups app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 5440 ratings )
Health & Fitness
Developer: Coded Robot
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 23 Feb 2011
App size: 3.99 Mb

The very first image that comes to mind when you think of a pull-up is quite possibly a chiseled physique wearing military fatigues. It is true that the military does use this exercise as one base for physical fitness, however, dont let that image scare you away. Pull-Ups can easily be defined as one of the best muscle and strength developers - and you can do them almost anywhere. Pull ups require you to lift your own body weight utilizing many muscles in the upper body. Many other exercises are done with ease after you have mastered the pull-up and strengthened your upper body.

A pull-up is a compound strength training pulling exercise where the body is suspended by extended arms utilizing an overhand (pronated) grip, holding a fixed bar, then pulled up until the elbows are bent and the head is higher than the hands. Compound exercises require many muscle groups to work together and include movements around two or more joints. Activities that we perform every day typically are made up from many compound movements.

The Muscles behind the Movement
Pull ups are a staple exercise of strength training for any athlete. They first require you to use the many muscles throughout the hand and forearm. This is a necessary foundation to reduce injury whether you use a computer all day or are outside doing manual labor. Biceps, triceps, and deltoids act as assisting muscles throughout the exercise while the latissimus dorsi and trapezius are the prime movers. Lets not forget about the core - abdominal muscles are engaged to stabilize your body during the movement. Stressing muscles in the upper body can actually decrease injury by increasing bone density and require the use of many stabilizers within the shoulder. The actual movement of the pull-up will also assist in maintaining proper range of motion throughout the upper body.

FOREARM - The structure between the elbow and wrist containing many muscles, including the flexors and extensors of the digits, brachioradialis (flexor of the elbow), and pronators and supinators that turn the palm of the hand upwards or down.

BICEPS - The biceps brachii (commonly referred to as "biceps"), the muscle located on the front of the upper arm, is responsible for the forearm rotation and elbow flexion.

TRICEPS - The triceps brachii (commonly referred to as "triceps"), the large muscle located on the back of the upper arm, is responsible for the action of straightening the arm.
*Due to the strength of the prime movers used, biceps and triceps typically act as dynamic stabilizers.

DELTOIDS - The deltoid muscle is responsible for the much-coveted curved contour of the shoulder and is made up of three sections: front, lateral, and rear. Pull ups, although not a major contributor to deltoid development (beside rear deltoid), are still an ancillary benefit to this muscle.

LATISSIMUS DORSI - The latissimus dorsi (meaning "broadest muscle in the back") is responsible for adduction, medially rotating, and extending the arm at the shoulder. It also plays a synergistic role in extending and laterally flexing the lumbar spine.

TRAPEZIUS - The trapezius is a large superficial muscle located between the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula. Its primary function is to move the scapulae and support the arm.

CORE - Area of the body referring to the rectus abdominis ("abs") and erector spinae. Full-body functional movements traditionally originate from this area of the body and it provides stabilization during many daily activities and posture.

Latest reviews of Fifty Pullups app for iPhone and iPad

Nice for countdown timer. Thats about it.
Since this wasnt free, I was really hoping for a lot more. Never mind the unimaginative presentation. How about some quick VIDEOS of proper form pull-ups, chin-ups, etc... Also if you dont complete your days workout properly, there seems to be no way of staying on that same day for the next session—it just assumes you passed, and moves on to the next day. Ho hum.
Easy to follow
The app is very easy to follow along and the workouts get progressively harder as you get farther along! The pictures & descriptions were easy to follow and the tracking feature was great
Great Program!!
Ive been doing the web version and love it ! Glad to see an iPhone version. App works wonderfully!
Good way to make progress
Great app. It uses your initial test results to calculate workouts. The interface is simple and easy to use. The countdown between sets has an audible alarm when you have five seconds left in the rest period. The exercises change as workouts advance and the variety builds on what you accomplished with earlier workouts. The only fault I can find with the app is that theres no way to tell what the next set is going to be (assisted, negative, Australian, et cetera) until it starts. Im sure this will be addressed in a future update; this is version 1.0, after all.
Too confusing
I had never thought of pull-ups as confusing, but this app made them seem that way. It doesnt tell you to just do normal pull-ups: it has you doing negative pull-ups, hangs, assisted pull-ups, etc. Not nearly as straightforward as their 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups apps. Im deleting this app and going back to lat pulls for this muscle group.
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