pull up / chin ups, how effective

[beercan]

Are they good exercises to included ,what body parts do they workout ,and is it considered a compound move?

 

[::xander::]

pullups and deadlifts are the best back movements available.

weighted pullups FTW!

 

[speakeasy]

Where does the weight go on a weighted pullup?

 

[::xander::]

Where does the weight go on a weighted pullup?

you clench it with your teeth lol!!

you need a dip/pullup belt, you get a real nice one for about $35

 

[spesmilitis]

Where does the weight go on a weighted pullup?

backpack, weightbelt with chain, ankle weights.

 

[i am me]

ive been wondering a lil bit about pullups too...wuts the differences between overhand and underhand? and wide grip and close grip?

 

[::xander::]

wide grip = wide
close grip = thick

overhand = guy way
underhand = girlie way

wide grip overhand grip has almost doubled my width! i could barely do them at all when I started, now I rep with 70lbs hanging

 

[i am me]

width of wut? ur back?

 

[SayWord?]

how tall are ya'll?
i'm 6"3' and the pull up bar is too short at my gym
how do ya'll tall guys do it?
also, how do ya'll avoid swinging alittle while hanging?

 

[Create Reality]

swinging is easy to do but just focus better and dont move your legs alot.

 

[Rash]

they are the most effective back workout with the bent over row and dead lift! I do them every morning when I wake up with push ups and parallel dips they are good for overall strength.

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

how tall are ya'll?
i'm 6"3' and the pull up bar is too short at my gym
how do ya'll tall guys do it?
also, how do ya'll avoid swinging alittle while hanging?

I'm your height. just bend the knees.
Don't swing or kip. Go up slowly in a nice controlled manner. Then all the way down until the elbows almost lock or fully lock (I always lock my elbows).

Don't be one of those "half-rep" guys who think they're bad a$$es because they crank out a bunch really fast but only go half-way down.

 

[Rash]

how tall are ya'll?
i'm 6"3' and the pull up bar is too short at my gym
how do ya'll tall guys do it?
also, how do ya'll avoid swinging alittle while hanging?

I am your height and like Teflon_Mcgee said bent your knees and do a full motion, try to feel your back muscles doing the job not your arms.

 

[MrGold]

Don't be one of those "half-rep" guys who think they're bad a$$es because they crank out a bunch really fast but only go half-way down.

Correct! Full extention of the arm! Otherwise you won't be workin the full muscle. Try and lift urself up so the bar touchs ur chest everytime you reach the peak of a rep. Pinches up them muscles a lil more. :rockon:

 

[mrRuckus]

wide grip = wide
close grip = thick

overhand = guy way
underhand = girlie way

Explain.

 

[joekerr31]

i have a very large penis, does that count for weighted pullups?

 

[Being_the_Don]

wide grip = wide
close grip = thick

overhand = guy way
underhand = girlie way

wide grip overhand grip has almost doubled my width! i could barely do them at all when I started, now I rep with 70lbs hanging

Why do you consider it the girly way? At my gym I haven't seen one woman do a pullup and most of the guys either use underhand or a variation of overhand and underhand.

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

Why do you consider it the girly way? At my gym I haven't seen one woman do a pullup and most of the guys either use underhand or a variation of overhand and underhand.

If you want a wide back you have to do them overhand (palms facing away).

For most people (people who don't train) this is much harder than underhand grip. It's weird because you are actually using a larger group of stronger muscles doing it overhand, so it seems it should be easier.

Doing it underhand isolates more of the bicep and takes alot of strain off the back. Trust me, as some one who at one point was doing 300 pull-ups per day, this will not build you like overhand grip will.

Even arnold considers wide grip pull-ups one of the best back builders there is.

Underhand is the girl way. Why? I don't know. It just is.

 

[i am me]

/\i dont think its girly man, what if someones just tryna build their biceps?

but thanks for explainin

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

/\i dont think its girly man, what if someones just tryna build their biceps?

but thanks for explainin

Word. For the record, I train with every grip including nutreal, underhand, both on a towel, and one on a towel one on the bar (over and underhand).

It's good to hit a variety.