u/Accomplished-Way2136

Watched all the YouTubes, read the reddits, hired a personal trainer, and 7 mos later.. still no pull up.

57m, 198 lbs., good shape, eat right, cardio is right, can do all the push exercises, pull cable exercises et al.. Just not pulling up my own weight.

I can do 50% of my weight in pull downs, which i hear is a good thing? But after 7 mos. of doing those, still no pull up. Did those pull up machines too.. became too reliant on those.. never translated to doing actual pull ups.

HOWEVER, I can pull up underhand and neutral grip.. does that count?

Overhand I get half-way up, then drop down.

Trainer said to do negatives to start. Which i did, and tore my rotator cuff easing down 198 lbs. 4 Mos of PT for my rotator cuff. Bad idea.

Now im back to trying pull ups again. But WHAT IS A CONSISTENT TRACK I can do three days a week, for 4 to 6 mos again?

Bodyweight rows (aka Australian pull-ups)? Master those first?

Negatives are out - dont want to tear my rotator again.

Thanks for reading. Im exhausted- now thinking my body was never meant to pull up its own weight.

57m - tried ALL ed pills. With the exception of Apomorphine. Currently on T injections, my T is back up to the 600 range - which is good. Go to the gym twice a week, eat healthy, watch the alcohol intake.. all good. I feel good, but when I think about.. you know.. I get low mood again. Also on cabergoline to reduce a prolactinoma in my noggin. Been on it for 3mos.

All that, and ZERO sex drive. Zilch, nada, nobody's home.

I guess my question comes down to – what else can I try to boost libido before sticking the needle in Peter? Or is it not a big deal?

Pluses, minuses, regrets?

The frustration is real gentlemen.