Brick wall at 9 Pullups

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Two months ago I started training, I could then do 6 pullups. I've gone from 62kg to 58Kg by dropping excess fat. I'm down to 6%. On my absolute best day I can get 9 wide grip pullups done properly. Otherdays I barely manage 7.

Firstly why some days can I get 7 and other days 9, even after a 3 day rest.

I can get about 11 chin ups, 12 close grip pullups (For forearms) 11 shoulder width pullups, and 15 close grip pullups paralell with the bar. It seems I am still constantly improving the close grip pullups paralell with the bar, but for the the other wide grip pullups, I've hit a wall and can't go more. Should I be patient and wait a little bit more, or try something different.

My usual strategy is to do a set to failure of 3-5 different exercises. Could I perhaps do a superset, say 9, 6, 4, 2,2,2,2 etc, or maybe do sets of 3 reps for as long as I can
 
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Put weights on your ankles, or get a weighted vest and start doing pull-ups. You'll notice that it's SIGNIFICANTLY harder with just 25lbs to do like 4. Get accustomed to doing weighted ones, and try again after a month to see how many you can do unweighted. Or even right after doing them weighted, you'll see that previous 7 is fairly easy.

Or do L-sit pull-ups...you'll be surprised at how those improve your overall pull-up performance.
 
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