Originally Posted by
FatButWeak
Chins are at least as limited by limb length and the resultant effect on relative bodyweight as they are by absolute bodyweight. Short guys will progress much faster. Progression can be steady but slow. I am 51, 6’5” and weigh about 260. I can do about 11 full length chins. It has taken pretty much my entore life to get here. When i ws 20 years old and weighed 215 i could do zero chins. It was not until years and years later, incluing after my novice LP on SS that inadded enough general size and strength to overcome my leverages and achieve a chin up. From there, progress was slow and hampered by life and injuries.