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04-10-2007, 03:20 PM #1Registered User
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when doing chinups(knuckles away) how wide of a grip is best to use?
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04-10-2007, 03:23 PM #2Registered User
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04-10-2007, 03:28 PM #3cat burglar
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Do what feels comfortable. I always do them without my thumbs. I like doing them off of a square beam best.
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I do them a little wider than shoulder width -
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I do mine at about shoulder width.
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04-10-2007, 07:58 PM #6I am Rollo Tomassee.. ELITE MEMBER
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hah, I do mine about 2 inches away in between each hand.
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I use a shoulder width grip or maybe slightly wider.
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04-10-2007, 08:08 PM #8I am Rollo Tomassee.. ELITE MEMBER
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Whats the difference between a chin up and a pull up? Chin goes over the bar on one and it doesnt on the other?
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04-10-2007, 08:25 PM #9Registered User
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chinups ure fingers face you, pullups they face away. pullups are harder in most cases and chinups incorporate more biceps.
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04-10-2007, 09:10 PM #10I am Rollo Tomassee.. ELITE MEMBER
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Hmm Well when I want to do wide gripped vertical pulls, Ill look to pull up. Close grip? Chin ups.
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04-11-2007, 07:57 AM #11I bike to work.
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The grip width varies. Wide, narrow, off balance. It all works the muscles differently.
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04-11-2007, 09:50 AM #12I am Rollo Tomassee.. ELITE MEMBER
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What are you up to in your quest of weighted pulls vs. your comrads?
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Shoulder width.
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04-11-2007, 01:38 PM #14Succinct ELITE MEMBER
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Very close to each other, like Akira.
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is it important to switch up the grips? if so how often.
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04-11-2007, 03:23 PM #16Succinct ELITE MEMBER
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Just mix it up. You might want to go as far as never doing the same workout twice so everytime you do a vertical pulling movement somethings needs to be different.
Grip, RI, intensity, volume, cables/free weight, supersets, etc.
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04-11-2007, 07:29 PM #17I bike to work.
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Well, there are no comrads right now...
Originally Posted by AKIRA
I hung 90lbs off last week and did 4. That was after quite a few sets beforehand. Nothing this week, as I'm heading out for a climbing trip and want to be fresh.
It's going to be a difficult climb up to 150, that I'm certain. It's a lot of weight hanging off my waist, if nothing else. Hell, 90 lbs is quite heavy already. Oh well. I have a goal, and I'll meet it someday.
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How many reps are supposed to be done with 150lbs?
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15 Originally Posted by AKIRA
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04-12-2007, 09:50 AM #20I bike to work.
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Well, my initial goal is only 1. Of course, if I ever get there, I'll try for more. Originally Posted by AKIRA
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