Inexpensive Exercise Chin Ups Mercola.com
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Simple and quick exercise you can use to help get yourself in shape
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haha, jk, i liked this video a lot.
thanks!...i'm getting one of those bars btw...i'll hopefully do a video response soon where i do 13...THAT'S RIGHT MERCOLA!! i'm comin after ya!! lol....
A Chin-Up is when you use underhand grip.
Pull-up is using an overhand grip. These are generally somewhat more difficult.
I think variety is the best, as long as you have the time, you want to work the muscles from as many angles as possible, depending on whether you use bars, dumbbells, cables, etc....the muscle will experience highest stress at different points of the range of motion.
Don't worry so much about your bench press, build a strong back, you want emphasis to be on muscles that pull you upright, not hunch you forward. It will certainly help you in your posture.
To start, just hang, as long as possible. That alone strengthens the grip. It helps you stretch too. I still hang between exercises. Can also swing shoulders, twist obliques, leg lifts to strengthen abs and hip flexors...all while improving the grip. I have naturally soft hands and it took me a while to build up some callous!
Pullups pulled me right past my plateaus on machines like pulldowns and rows. (try different angles for different back muscle involvement...)
Try rack chins if you struggle with full chins. They are some what easier and allow you to maintain strict movement across the sets.
Chinup = biceps/back