Q&A for How to Do More Pull Ups

The best substitution for the pull up is the lat pulldown. This will work the same muscles and the only difference is that you're pulling a weight down instead of pulling your bodyweight up. You could also do cable rows, inverted rows, single-arm dumbbell rows, or bent over barbell rows.

It depends. The average person can do around 4 pull ups but it differs for each individual. Are you healthy? Have you worked out your arm muscles before? Do you eat well? All these factors play into it. However, the more you train, the more you'll be able to do. I used to barely be able to do 2, now I can do over 15 and this is coming from a 14-year-old girl.

Eat enough protein, most people don't. Give your body time to rest; one full day after working out you should rest unless it's a very light day. Try some bicep and lat exercises (ones that target those muscles specifically) if you aren't already.

Pull ups will not increase your height. Get as much sleep as possible and eat healthily. Stand up straight and try not to slouch, as this can create back issues and make you appear shorter.

Attach weights to your body; the heavier the weight, the faster the result.

Get yourself a pull up bar for a door frame, they cost about 10-30 dollars. Put it on the door of your bedroom, then do one rep every time you enter or leave the room. One complete rep, then after a little while, start doing 2, then 3, then 4, gradually building up.

It depends on your current body strength. It differs for each individual. If you are doing your routine workout regularly and have good muscle strength, then you should aim at least to increase 1 more daily than you did last time.