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Face · #1 05-19-04, 01:25 PM

Well, yesterday for the first time i incorporated chin ups into my routine, and all I can say is %$&£. I did 1 set narrow grip with no help, then i used the machine which takes off a bit of your bodyweight: I did 3 wide grip and 2 close grip, with some helped reps in every set. I couldn't even sleep last night because my lats killed so much, can't wait to do this workout again.

For those of you that do these as part of your normal workout routine, do you find they develop your lats really well? Should they be used in conjunction with any other exercises in particular for the lats?

Also, if you do these, how many can you do and how much do you weigh? Don't forget to say whether they are wide grip or narrow grip.

**Shibby** · #2 05-19-04, 01:28 PM

The wider the grip the more of your back/shoulder area you use. The more narrow, the more of your bicep/shoulder area you use.

urso8up · #3 05-19-04, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by Face
Well, yesterday for the first time i incorporated chin ups into my routine, and all I can say is %$&£. I did 1 set narrow grip with no help, then i used the machine which takes off a bit of your bodyweight: I did 3 wide grip and 2 close grip, with some helped reps in every set. I couldn't even sleep last night because my lats killed so much, can't wait to do this workout again.

For those of you that do these as part of your normal workout routine, do you find they develop your lats really well? Should they be used in conjunction with any other exercises in particular for the lats?

Also, if you do these, how many can you do and how much do you weigh? Don't forget to say whether they are wide grip or narrow grip.

I Just did mine this morning I did 2 sets of 8 regular and one set with help...I hate doing chinups

Stonecold54 · #4 05-19-04, 01:40 PM

I use static holds for pullups. I love those and they really have helped my back overall.

Face · #5 05-19-04, 02:05 PM

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I use static holds for pullups. I love those and they really have helped my back overall.

Can you tell me what are these "static holds"?

Stonecold54 · #6 05-19-04, 02:19 PM

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Can you tell me what are these "static holds"?

just lift yourself into the top position and then hold it for 30 seconds or as long as you can. then slowly lower yourself at the end.

Face · #7 05-19-04, 02:30 PM

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just lift yourself into the top position and then hold it for 30 seconds or as long as you can. then slowly lower yourself at the end.

No thanks, i wana live to see my 23rd birthday rather than die from lat poisoning

r_deese · #8 05-19-04, 04:06 PM

I incorporated those into my workouts 6 months ago b/c of what I read in Arnold's book. He said he couldn't get his back to grow anymore, so he incorporated wide grip pullups and increased 4" within a month. Been doing them ever since. You can do them in conjunction w/ behind the head lat pull downs and barbell lat raises.
Oh and I'm 5'9" 162lbs, i usually do 3 sets in the neighborhood of 20, 15, 12. Personal best was 26. I go deep ever rep too, all the way out and back up.

meat12 · #9 05-19-04, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by stonecold54
just lift yourself into the top position and then hold it for 30 seconds or as long as you can. then slowly lower yourself at the end.

how many do you do that way sc

speedracer59 · #10 05-19-04, 04:21 PM

Nothing like 'em. Gotta go wide and when they get easier you gotta weght yourself. Last night happend to be back night. I had just done my 3rd set of 10 and some punk came up so he could show me up( he saw me struggleing with the last couple) He used a close underhanded grip where as I was wide (about 2.5-3 feet). He did a few and dropped looking around like a bad ass. His buddy said to him try doing some wide over hands like I was doing. He could sqeeze out but 2.

Face · #11 05-19-04, 06:07 PM

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Nothing like 'em. Gotta go wide and when they get easier you gotta weght yourself. Last night happend to be back night. I had just done my 3rd set of 10 and some punk came up so he could show me up( he saw me struggleing with the last couple) He used a close underhanded grip where as I was wide (about 2.5-3 feet). He did a few and dropped looking around like a bad ass. His buddy said to him try doing some wide over hands like I was doing. He could sqeeze out but 2.

LOL, what a loser. I hate people that try to show others up in the gym; competitiveness is one thing, but behaving like an ass is a different kettle of fish. Everyone has to start somewhere and as Shibby (or someone else....) says "check your ego at the door!"

GearTripper · #12 05-19-04, 07:09 PM

i do wide, 3-4 sets trying to increase my total reps by 1 or 2 each week. that means if i do four sets of 8 one week (total = 32), i'll try to pull about 33-34 reps the next week... i'm currently at 32 reps, but when i started i was at like 18-20 reps total.

Stonecold54 · #13 05-19-04, 08:12 PM

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how many do you do that way sc

just 2 or 3 because you have to remember static and negative strength makes a deeper inroad into your revcovery than positive strength.

meat12 · #14 05-19-04, 08:20 PM

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just 2 or 3 because you have to remember static and negative strength makes a deeper inroad into your revcovery than positive strength.

huh, wil have to try that thanks

Face · #15 05-20-04, 07:46 AM

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just 2 or 3 because you have to remember static and negative strength makes a deeper inroad into your revcovery than positive strength.

Isn't he just always full of the most useful information

Maybe you should change your username to stonecoldencyclopaedia

Gumbo · #16 05-20-04, 08:15 AM

I've been doing them for over 5 years now. I do 5 sets of 15+ reps and sometimes I strap 25 pounds to myself (I weigh 200 lbs).

I try and vary the grip over the 5 sets....

Arnold said to do 50 reps each time you work back. If it takes 1 set, then great. If it takes 50 sets of 1 rep, do it!

It keeps getting easier.

Gumbo

Stonecold54 · #17 05-20-04, 08:41 AM

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Isn't he just always full of the most useful information

Maybe you should change your username to stonecoldencyclopaedia

lol you guys crack me up.

Puddles · #18 05-21-04, 11:12 AM

I do assisted wide grip pull ups on the Gravitron, 4 x 12. The level of assistance varries, using more help if I do this exercise last and less help if it's first. I do them slowly and hold myself up at the top for a few seconds on the last few reps. I found that if I lean forward keeping my feet back I hit the back muscles harder and use less of my arms. I'm 5'3", 163#.

BOHICA · #19 05-22-04, 05:19 PM

I just started doing chinups, and I do them wide and have gotten to where my last set isn't assisted. I normally knock out 2-3 sets of 12 with the first one or 2 assisting me by 40 pounds. My lats have grown tremendously. I picked it up after reading Ronnie Coleman's back workout and how he said that if you dont do chinups your back will never reach its full potential. I think he was right LOL!! I always make this either my first or final back exercise because either way I can feel my back weeping when I finish.

Face · #20 05-22-04, 05:38 PM

Yeah, tell me about it, I did my chinups a whole 4 days ago, and my lats still kill; and by kill, I don't mean just hurt, I mean they make me say many 4 letter words.....