Pullup vs Chinup Grip Width (CHEAT SHEET!)

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Get much stronger at pullups here - http://athleanx.com/x/stronger Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW Pullups and chinups are two of the best exercises you can do to build upper body strength. In this video, I show you how the differences between these two exercises goes far deeper than just the names however. Your grip width on pullups and chinups can make a huge difference towards which muscles you are targeting when doing each exercise. Let’s start with the grip positions. There are three major grip widths that you can assume when you grab onto the bar. The first is the narrow grip where your hands are practically touching each other in the middle of the bar. The second is the most common, shoulder width, where your hands are pretty much in line with your shoulders. Finally, there is the wide grip in which your hands are placed far outside your shoulders. These grip width differences can be seen on either the chinup or the pullup exercise. They have profound differences between them in terms of the muscles that get targeted with each. Ironically, if you trace the path of which muscles are getting favored with each you will see that it completes a loop up your forearm, into your upper arm, around your back and returns along the same route. The underhand close grip width (or close grip chinup as it is called) is great for hitting the biceps and back of course but will also preferentially involve the flexors of your forearms. This is because t

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