Thread: close grip chin ups/pull ups

I love close grip chins and pull ups. Add them in if you have the room or substitute them in for something else of a similar movement alternating weeks.

thanks man appreciate it
think I am gonna incorporate these into my back workout
as bicep work

More than 16 sets is too much I think.I use close grip chin ups on my arm day and instead of doing curls i do close grip chin ups and hit my biceps as well as my back.

Glose grip chins are an arm killah

Pull ups on the other hand should be done with a neutral or wide grip, its too hard on the wrists, when close together.

Originally Posted by strongrunbox

Glose grip chins are an arm killah

Pull ups on the other hand should be done with a neutral or wide grip, its too hard on the wrists, when close together.

I do pull ups neutral grip an wide in my workout
I was just thinking of incorporating close grip pull ups to target biceps
an I dont have much problems with wrists
im pretty young thats probably why I guess

Originally Posted by zoco

More than 16 sets is too much I think.I use close grip chin ups on my arm day and instead of doing curls i do close grip chin ups and hit my biceps as well as my back.

yea more than 16 is too much
thats why im wondering if doing close chin ups or close grip pull ups
would count towards a back or bicep exercise
I hear you hit the bicep more than anything else when performing these
is this the same for close grip bench press?
does it count as a chest exercise? cause I count it as a tricep exercise
same with close grip chin ups I dont count it as a back exercise
I count it as a bicep exercise
any info on these? or advice on what you think its for?
an if its alright to incorporate this into a back workout?
or will this be adding more sets to my back?

Close grip pullups are tricky. I do them Monday and I do back on Tuesday.
A guy asked me on one of my threads why I do back 2 days back-to-back and It never dawned on me that he was referring to my pullups.

I do a close grip pullup, palms facing me, as part of my bicep workout. I really squeeze my biceps while doing this and try to mentally emphasize them to do the pulling--not my lats. It works great for me.

However pullups can also emphasize the back. However, for me that would require a wider grip. Anyway.

My advice go for the weighted pullups. Emphasize the muscle group you want to target and you should be fine!

Originally Posted by Fernando300

Im considering putting into my back workout
close grip chin ups and close grip pull ups
however, i'm unsure adding this into my back would count as extra sets for back
im currently already doing 16 sets for back
but I was thinking of making this my bicep work
seeing as close grip pull ups an close grip chin ups hits bis more than back

would it be fine to add this to my back workout as biceps
I cant curl for shit after a back workout but I sure can climb up the bar an pull some more
thinking 2-3 sets for each exercise or might super set them both 10 reps each total of 2-3 sets
what do you think?
should I put them in? an would it be fine to be counted as bicep work instead of back work?

Originally Posted by ckcrown84

Close grip pullups are tricky. I do them Monday and I do back on Tuesday.
A guy asked me on one of my threads why I do back 2 days back-to-back and It never dawned on me that he was referring to my pullups.

I do a close grip pullup, palms facing me, as part of my bicep workout. I really squeeze my biceps while doing this and try to mentally emphasize them to do the pulling--not my lats. It works great for me.

However pullups can also emphasize the back. However, for me that would require a wider grip. Anyway.

My advice go for the weighted pullups. Emphasize the muscle group you want to target and you should be fine!

I believe those are called chin-ups.

haha yeah, fair enough
I have a great habit of just calling things what I call them. Hell I still call tricep workouts "backarms." My thing, whatever.
You either get used to it or want to choke me out.
The day I say chin-up instead of pullup the world will come to an end.

Originally Posted by SFW

I believe those are called chin-ups.