quick question about pull-ups?!?!?

[LeeJunFan]

I've just started doing pull-ups (real great exercise), i'm mainly doing this as a back exercise so i use a wide grip but i can't do many, in fact i can only manage about 2 maybe 3 with my own body weight so at the moment i am using one of those weight assisted machines and gradually bring the weight down, what i wanna know is should i start doing close grip first to build up my arms and then progress onto wide grip or shall i just go straight
for the wide grip?
Thanx in advance

 

[super_rice]

imo, do a set wide, a set close, a set super wide, and a set with your hands parallel (i find this one's best for the back. hits my arms quite nicely too).

 

[LeeJunFan]

thanx!

 

[MR.DUMBELL]

do wide and close. its ok if you only can do 2 or 3 because you will just get better i started off the same way know i can do 10 have to do them for ju jitsu

 

[Synpax]

It depends on your objectives. Arms further apart focus on your lower lats, closer together your upper lats.

You will get better quickly. If you are trying to get an impressive number, check this out:

http://www.cbass.com/Synaptic.htm

good luck.

 

[anabolicmd]

Heres the progression: narrow grip overhand pullups are easiest, narrow grip underhand are a bit harder, and then they get harder as you go wider, and the hardest are wide grip behind the neck.

 

[MR.DUMBELL]

hardest are wide grip behind the neck
i will never be able to do thoses lol

 

[wutangnomo]

IMO, you should start with widest grip to the front (which is one of the toughest pullups). Basically master the toughest one that way when you do any of the other forms, they will be a piece of cake.

It will take a while to build up, so try incorporating some very slow negatives in there.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Heres the progression: narrow grip overhand pullups are easiest, narrow grip underhand are a bit harder, and then they get harder as you go wider, and the hardest are wide grip behind the neck.

Difficulty seems to be dependant upon an individuals strengths and weaknesses. Behind the neck chin-ups are not difficult for me personally. As for increasing chin-up strength Id reccomend using some variety of grips and just doing alot of chin-ups, atleast one day a week. I always did them on back day, worked pretty well.

 

[anabolicmd]

Difficulty seems to be dependant upon an individuals strengths and weaknesses. Behind the neck chin-ups are not difficult for me personally. As for increasing chin-up strength Id reccomend using some variety of grips and just doing alot of chin-ups, atleast one day a week. I always did them on back day, worked pretty well.

I can assure you, overhand regular grip pullups are going to be easier then wide grip pullups behind the neck, even for you. Or at least, Im 92.5% sure, lol.