Do chinups hit your back as well as pullups...?

[SofaGeorge]

Contrary to Spatts' silly theories... I don't have any training injuries... really... swear to God... um... okay... well maybe my left biceps is feeling a little peeked. But that's it (um... unless you want to count my sore knee too.)

I was doing weighted pullups. I could get through the sets but my left biceps was in agony... so I decided to try switching the movement to chinups. I was astounded to find that chinups didn't hurt at all. It was like they don't even remotely engage the biceps as much as pullups.

This led me the question:

Do chinups hit your back as well as pullups? Are they better?

I've always used pullups as my #1 choice of back exercises... periodically switching to chinups just to shake things up. It wasn't until I noticed how differently that chinups didn't appear to engage the biceps as much that I wondered if there was even much fundamental difference between teh two movements.

 

[Bulldog_10]

I'd say chins are better for the back than pull-ups.

 

[spatts]

Ok, I'll be the 'tard...what's the difference between a chin-up and a pull-up?

 

[Bulldog_10]

Ok, I'll be the 'tard...what's the difference between a chin-up and a pull-up?

grip...

 

[Thaibox]

I'd say chins are better for the back than pull-ups.

Why would you say that? Because of the width and relative exclusion of the bis?

 

[teen1216]

Chins: Hands facing towards you
Pull ups: Hands facing outwards

 

[SofaGeorge]

Ok, I'll be the 'tard...what's the difference between a chin-up and a pull-up?

Pullup = palms facing out

Chinup = palms facing in

 

[Bulldog_10]

Oh, wait a minute...I thought pull-ups were palms facing you, and chins were palms facing away from you.

I'm changing my vote.

 

[spatts]

Oh, I just always referred to them as the many different variations of the pull up. In/away, in/facing, middle, out wide, etc...

I'm witcha

 

[jerkbox]

i never knew either name denoted a particular grip.....