Chins - Close Or Wide-grip/under Or Overhand?

[tripleV]

i'd say wide grip over hand pull ups. you can do behind the head or in front.

 

[MonStar1023]

i'd say wide grip over hand pull ups. you can do behind the head or in front.

AGREED.

 

[Phemomena]

not to sound stupid, but isn't doing wide grip 'underhand' extremely painful on the wrists... i can do chinups and i can do pullups... when i move between the two my grip just naturally changes.. no one ever had to teach me this, i was just something i naturally did...

i have to try it, but i've always thought when people are referring to wide grip chins that they're doing pullups...

 

[Cackerot69]

Yes, wide grip overhand pull-ups are more liekly to cause tendonites, bursitis, etc. They also put the biceps in their weakest position (pronated) thus they will fail long before they would in an undergrip position so you cannot train your lats as well (biceps are the weak link). also, wide grip overhand limits range of motion.

This is why slightly wider than shoulder width undergrip chins are superior.

 

[nacius]

MONSTAR- I have only heard bad things about behind the neck excercises. Rotator cuff injurys... etc. Why do you suggest something that is not recomended by almost all personal trainers?
(I don't mean to sound rude... sorry)

 

[BK]

I agree with those that think variations are key. Of course the easiest variation would be narrow underhand grip because you can draw strength from the bis and even your chest. If you turn your hands over you'll lose the help from the bis and as you widen the grip the back takes on more of the load. This is my personal experience, others may not share these opinions.

 

[Skeeter1]

do them all, variation ,variation ,variation

 

[big4life]

I do wide grip chins, but like was said earlier
you need to do deads and rows also.

 

[Cackerot69]

Variation isn't the key to building muscle....

 

[Skeeter1]

He wasnt asking what "the key to building muscle was" he asked for opinions on grip variations for training a particular muscle group