Who does chins first for back routine?

[mikey297]

Has it been productive for you? When you do chins, do you use a weight belt or just your bodyweight?

Reason I am asking is that I am thinking of experimenting with higher reps for wide grip chins using only my bodyweight rather than my usual 5X5 with a weighted belt.

I have read in the board that it is always good to start your back routine with chins. If I ditch the weight belt, I know I'll be able to hit BB Rows harder and heavier right after doing chins.

 

[vinylgroover]

I start with chins.....one set bodyweight, two sets weighted.

 

[TheOak84]

i do then 3rd in my routine, usually its:

deadlifts
BB row
pullups or behind neck pulldown
close grip pull downs

it works

 

[Serea]

I do them first because they are one of my weakest exercises. 3 sets bodyweight. 1st set, narrow grip. 2d set, wider. 3d set, wide. Then 3 sets of pulldowns. Then the rest of back.

 

[SofaGeorge]

I do them second. I do deads first.

I don't have deads lower my chin numbers... but if I do chins first it lowers my deads.

 

[mikey297]

SG, do you do chins bodyweight? What are your rep ranges like?

 

[louden_swain]

I think you can do it any way you want. . .

I typically start with heavy barbell rows. . . chins are a bitch afterwards.

 

[from zero]

I usually do them weighted. Every few workouts I'll do bodyweight though. I never do them first though.

 

[SofaGeorge]

SG, do you do chins bodyweight? What are your rep ranges like?

I do them weighted for my 5 x 5 now.

I vascilate between doing them high rep (25-30 bodyweight) and low rep weighted. I do my pullups and chins in true form. I go all the way down every rep.