Pull ups?

[joedirt]

what is the pimary muscle worked if you do pull ups with your palms facing away from you? what about if your palms face toward you? thanks

[lucabratzi]

with the palms facing away from u, u are workin the lats. startin doin these and my back got alot wider. with the palms facing toward u, i think it works bi's and a less of the back

[Aboot]

with the palms facing toward u, i think it works bi's and a less of the back

Even with them facing towards you the majority of the work can be done by the lats.

[BlueAndromeda73]

Also the wider your hands are, the faster and wider your back will grow.

[Aboot]

Also the wider your hands are, the faster and wider your back will grow.

Err, no, I have to disagree. Get a comfortable width. But if you go unnaturally wide you'll damage your shoulders.

[joedirt]

are these good for increasing mass?

[Aboot]

are these good for increasing mass?

Short answer: yes. Many swear by them. Along with deadlifts and bent rows, include them and you'll have a thick, wide back.

[joedirt]

thank you

[BlueAndromeda73]

Err, no, I have to disagree. Get a comfortable width. But if you go unnaturally wide you'll damage your shoulders.

I didn't mean go to the point of injury, but the wider your hands are spaced out the more stress is put on your lats, so they will grow quicker since they have to do more of the work, but I am in agreence that you don't want your hands so wide that you are causing more harm then good.

[Ridla]

when u do the pull ups, should the bar end up behind U or in front of U>>?????

[bmg]

when u do the pull ups, should the bar end up behind U or in front of U>>?????

if you i pull to the front i contract my lats to a greater degree. when i pull to the back i can flex my scapula a bit better which will build my iner back and lower traps more than the front pulls.

[Ridla]

nicce thanx

[Darkness]

Weighted pull ups on a wide grip is a killer deal for back width.

[diezell]

weighted pull ups and dead lifts are the number one exercise for back mass

[pyschomab]

wide grip pulls ups rule! i always do them with palms facing out!

[S.P.G]

Also the wider your hands are, the faster and wider your back will grow.

Wider hands wider back what’s your source?

[chest6]

Man I weigh too much..hopefully if i start doing them more I will be able to do them easily

[Darkness]

Man I weigh too much...

There's no such thing, you just dont need to add weight to them like most of us. How much do you weigh anyways? With my weight and the weight I put on the belt I get right about 300lbs and I can still do 7 pulls.

[stocky121]

i love rocky style pull up's http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/exerc...ckypullups.htm

[oldandgrim]

Man I weigh too much..hopefully if i start doing them more I will be able to do them easily

First time is always the hardest, To get started use the cheat method and get some one to hold your feet, this helps you get the lift, do more cable pull downs and you will soon be pumping out ten unaided pull ups in no time

[Bigpup101]

Man I weigh too much..hopefully if i start doing them more I will be able to do them easily

i think when i started doing pull ups i could only do three maybe four, some ridiculous low # like that now i can do 30+ w/o any weight just stay consistent and like mention before if you can have someone spot you the first couple times

[GREENMACHINE]

First time is always the hardest, To get started use the cheat method and get some one to hold your feet, this helps you get the lift, do more cable pull downs and you will soon be pumping out ten unaided pull ups in no time

Or start narrower. You won't hit the lats as much, but better narrow than not at all.