chinups or pullups

[econanalyst]

which is better to do,
pullups or chinups?
or should I do both on my back day?

 

[WarriorPL]

can't hurt to do both... i myself do both.

~WizKid

 

[Cackerot69]

Chin Ups.

 

[maxellyz]

both are good but i like chins more

 

[DumbbellPresser]

Why chin ups? i always thought pull up was better for back?

 

[econanalyst]

what kind of chinups should they be? (wide-grip, reverse, reverse wide-grip, normal)

 

[Tuna Guy]

chins = palms facing away

I,d normally go with chins but pull ups are just as good, its just the amount of movemnt that takes place fatigues the biceps to much.

 

[Franco]

Palms facing towards you, you are putting your biceps in their STRONGEST position

 

[Tuna Guy]

I agree but wouldnt there be a point of diminishing returns, in that we train chins for back and that even though the biceps are stronger in that position the range of motion is to much.

I dont know whether this is true or not, im going of personal experience, i could be wrong.

 

[Cackerot69]

Chins = slightly wider than shoulder width and undergrip...

They are better because the biceps are put in their strongest position therefore you will be able to work the back with more weight/reps because they will be less of a weak link.

 

[cyberflash]

I do both ... also stress biceps and shoulders

 

[goahead]

I recommend medium grip chins and close reverse grip pulldown (better concentration on lats than close grip pullups)

Sometimes on arms day i start with close grip weighted pullup for 7-5 reps to really blast biceps.


Spread them wingz

 

[Tuna Guy]

I never even thought of doing underhand wide grip chins, guess you just get cought up in tradition.

Ill give em a try.

 

[IcanDRINK]

This will be hard for some to believe, but I just finished a workout for 4 weeks where all I did for back was pull ups. I did 4 sets each of wide grip, close grip palms in, close grip palm facing each other, and regular grip palms away. I did 1 set with no weight, then the following three with the dip belt and 25lbs-45lbs hanging. It was one of the best back workouts I ever did. The only time I was on machines was for warmup. It puts a lot of stress on your shoulders.

 

[cAbo]

i think pullups isolate more the back muscles but at the expense of weight that could be used. So chin-ups would be better of a compound, but why dont use both, first pulls and then chins.

 

[HeavyDutyGuy]

This was funny, I hadn't tried these in a while, but while I was warming up,iwentover to the parallel handles and thought I'd do a few. I ended up knocking about 8-10-easily, not near failure-Icould have doen about 5 more if it was a serious set.. It doesn't sound like much but I weigh about 255 lbs. All I have been doing for that type of movment is pulldowns with heavy weights. So much for strength not transferring.