Wide grip pull ups

[Shades McCool]

When you guys do wide grip pull ups, do you go behind your head or in front of your head to your sternum?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Zander1983]

Regardless of the variant, I'm always in front of the bar. I've never actually tried pull/chin-ups with the bar behind my head...

 

[MidwestJ]

bar in front of head. I heard that it's bad on your rotators to go bar behind head.

 

[gymtime]

Front. It will target your lats better.

 

[bignate73]

i pull to just below my chin around my collarbone level. i dont pull to the sternum otherwise i would be compensating with other muscles. (those are the type of pullups where your back rounds....)

 

[JoBu]

I always do pull-ups to the front but once in a while I'll do lat pull-downs behind my head for a change.

JoBu

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

always pull to your chest-- never pull to your back... behind the neck pullups will mess up your rotators.

 

[jesus 2]

they are just like behind the neck presses. some people can do them, some can't, and some shouldn't.