Pull-ups standards.

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What, from what you have all heard, are the pull-up standards on the CFA? As a male, do I need to hit double digits to even pass?
 
From the CFA guidelines posted on USMMA's website-

The average pull-up score for a male is nine. Nine plus or minus two or three probably won't kill you if you slay the other events. You have plenty of time to prepare though, don't you?
 
I'm going to attend SLE in the summer, and pull-ups are tough to make big gains on. I've been making great progress but am only around the 5 mark. I know I'll improve, but I'm just not sure how much before I take the CFA at SLE.

I was hoping for the extra couple months of practice I would get if I took the CFA at the end of August before fall sports, but I'm ecstatic for SLE. Hey, an officer has to adapt to changes in plans anyway right?
 
I understand, pull-ups used to be my worst exercise. If you ever get stuck, check out Armstrong's pull-up program (Google it). I've heard great stories from it and I've increased pull up count by 4 in a month. Definitely get in those reps and retake the CFA anyway!
 
Line said:
I'm going to attend SLE in the summer, and pull-ups are tough to make big gains on. I've been making great progress but am only around the 5 mark. I know I'll improve, but I'm just not sure how much before I take the CFA at SLE.

I was hoping for the extra couple months of practice I would get if I took the CFA at the end of August before fall sports, but I'm ecstatic for SLE. Hey, an officer has to adapt to changes in plans anyway right?
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Line summer junior year I couldn't do a single pull-up, by august I could do 9 and by my CFA time I hit near maxing out. Look up stew smiths pull up push work out on military fitness website. It's a very useful tool. I need to get back into shape now for CBT... Let myself slip over the holidays, my suggestion is work triceps back and biceps a lot. One of the muscle groups often neglected is the abs as well those help a lot with pull-ups. Work on form aswell arch your back inward and they are easier, almost like inclined bench press. If you are looking for "gains" eat 3500 calories a day, if you would like to lose weight and increase pull-ups eat a caloric deficit. Good luck,


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I passed with four, but failed my push ups. I was authorized to retake it so I worked out for a few months and I doubled my push ups and got 7 pull ups and passed.
 
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