Pull Ups

[bigslick7878]

After reading up I heard that these are one of the best back/general upper body strength exercises out there, so I got a bar and put it up in my gym.

Just did them for the first time and wow I cant tell if it is my upper back or triceps that are hurting (kind of feels like both) but I am sore as hell!

I know that they work the upper back but what about the arms? I might have to switch up my routine if they hit the arms a lot too.

So besides the back what else do they work I can't really tell right now.

Also what about grip width, I have heard shoulder width and much wider, what is the difference in what muscles are getting worked? I think I read the narrower the grip the more it works the upper back is that correct?

[Big]

no pulling movement should ever utilize triceps. all pulling movements utilize some bicep.
I like a shoulder-width grip for back.

[bigslick7878]

no pulling movement should ever utilize triceps. all pulling movements utilize some bicep.
I like a shoulder-width grip for back.

Yeah it feels like it is more my delts after I tried to move my back and arms around a litttle bit.

[ranging1]

no pulling movement should ever utilize triceps. all pulling movements utilize some bicep.I like a shoulder-width grip for back.

^^^^^ agree

i personly like chinups with a angled grip, and pull ups with a v bar since it takes alot of rear delt requirment out of the movement and focuses more on biceps and lats

[javerton]

no pulling movement should ever utilize triceps. all pulling movements utilize some bicep.
I like a shoulder-width grip for back.

They will be used as stabilisers and to an extent. I wouldn't worry about it.

[D7M]

no pulling movement should ever utilize triceps. all pulling movements utilize some bicep.
I like a shoulder-width grip for back.

Agreed.

I also like to use a false grip in back movements to take out the biceps somewhat.

[bjpennnn]

no pulling movement should ever utilize triceps. all pulling movements utilize some bicep.
I like a shoulder-width grip for back.

me to, pull ups gave me the wings man. People always ask me how i get them and i just point to the pull up bar. I think it has to do a little with genetics, but i love pull ups for my back i feel like a beast after.

[F4iGuy]

I'll do medium for a couple weeks then throw in wide and keep switching it up.

[rmalouf]

wide grip has made me wider...whenever i do closer grips my arms get more of a workout.....n its probably ur rear delt that was sore..ive had that, its kinda weird that only the rear delt gets sore sometimes..