The only difference between the chin-up vs. pull-up is the hand position. The chin-up uses a supinated grip (palms toward you), while the pull-up uses a pronated grip (palms away). MY LATEST VIDEOS But that doesn’t cover all the differences between the chin-up and pull-up. You...
Your grip on the lat pulldown bar determines how much you engage your lats and which other muscles you emphasize. While normally an overhand grip, also called a pronated or neutral grip, is used, many use other grips for different purposes. According to a study published in the November 200...
so it is difficult to overestimate the importance of accelerating. The difference between one and the other variant is mostly in the role of your biceps. But also in the involvement of other muscle groups, such as the lats, the traps, and yes, also the chest, you canadd...
Rather than offering up an overhand grip, chins are performed using a supinated hand position. In layman’s terms this means the palms face the lifter like they would at the top of a barbell curl. Rewinding to the back, chin ups are a champion for smashing the upper lats. Double them...
and Conditioning Research,” wide-grip lat pulldowns to the top of the chest engage your lats more than reverse-grip lat pulldowns. Reverse-grip, also called a supinated grip or underhand grip, lat pulldowns with your palms facing you shift the focus onto your biceps. This grip als...