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Old 16-03-2008, 11:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Difference Between Chin up and Pull up
Right, im really confused on this.
What is a chin up and what is a pull up ?

Ive been doing underhand pullups at shoulder width for my biceps and ive been doing over hand chin ups about door width for my lats.

Have i got this right ?
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Old 17-03-2008, 06:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Right, im really confused on this.
What is a chin up and what is a pull up ?

Ive been doing underhand pullups at shoulder width for my biceps and ive been doing over hand chin ups about door width for my lats.

Have i got this right ?
a pull= a chinup

a chinup= a pull up. kinda like push-up and press-up

both variations of the chinup or pullup whichever you want to call it work the lats and biceps when done correctly.

people will say that overhand chin ups make the lats wider not everyone agrees with this but thats one of the ideas floating around
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Old 17-03-2008, 06:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Difference Between Chin up and Pull up
when your palms face you its a chin up, when they face away its a pull up.
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Old 17-03-2008, 07:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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when your palms face you its a chin up, when they face away its a pull up.
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when your palms face you its a chin up, when they face away its a pull up.
I dont agree with that they are both the same.

Pull up, Chin up, Heaves are all the same thing.
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Re: Difference Between Chin up and Pull up
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when your palms face you its a chin up, when they face away its a pull up.
Can you explain??? Would that not be like giving oly bent over rows two different names, one for when doing under hand (my fav) and another for over hand grip??

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when your palms face you its a chin up, when they face away its a pull up.
I was taught the complete opposite. Either way your pulling, either way your pulling up to your chin, so lets call them pull chins w/ a grip variation and eliminate the confusion. We could start a trend and saturate the internet with this idea.
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Can you explain??? Would that not be like giving oly bent over rows two different names, one for when doing under hand (my fav) and another for over hand grip??

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i agree
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Re: Difference Between Chin up and Pull up
They are the same.
Pullup is you pull your self up to the bar.
A chin up is where you are when your chin is at the end of the lift.

In school they used to test us on these, for a good pull up you had to make it under your chin.
It is just there to show the depth of the lift.

Pullups are awesome, better than pulldowns.
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Re: Difference Between Chin up and Pull up
Lol sorry thats just what i was told.

I guess its one of the great devisive gym debates lol.

I don't realy care to be honest there both good exersises in there own way.

I still cant do one handed pullups. *shakes fist in the air...
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I don't realy care to be honest there both good exersises in there own way.
Agreed...who gives a toss what they are called. Work out what method works best for you and do it!
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Re: Difference Between Chin up and Pull up
Seems like i wasnt the only one unsure.

Anyway, i do overhand grip pullup to work my lats and underhand grip to do my biceps. Or is it the other way round ?
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Lol sorry thats just what i was told.

I guess its one of the great devisive gym debates lol.

I don't realy care to be honest there both good exersises in there own way.

I still cant do one handed pullups. *shakes fist in the air...

thats a goal of mine too Wogi! One day eh!?
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Old 17-03-2008, 11:30 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I can do a few one armed press ups, anyone else?
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I can do a few one armed press ups, anyone else?
Yep, only one though. I just now had to try and make sure I could. I wouldn't want to in good faith lie to you all. Kinda sh1tty though I use to be able to do a sh1t load of them. Good thing I picked today to be my first day back in the gym after a 3 yr layoff, apperantly I need it.
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