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Post by mozietoes on Nov 2, 2017 10:32:07 GMT
I tried Bruce's approach to doing chin ups today...leaned back a bit and found this angle felt like it worked (or engaged?) more back muscles vs. using primarily biceps. Like it! If you haven't given this a shot, would recommend giving the option a try. I've found that changing the angle makes a big difference. If you sit too far forward it can really screw your posture / neck I've also found that palms facing each other is fine but palms facing away or toward me hurts the elbows |
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Post by billfish on Nov 2, 2017 14:05:31 GMT
chuckle ....
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Post by gruntbrain on Nov 2, 2017 15:41:39 GMT
Too much palm activity can result in blindness. Or so I've heard .
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Post by mozietoes on Nov 3, 2017 15:56:11 GMT
I thought they got hairy?
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Nov 3, 2017 23:24:27 GMT
I tried Bruce's approach to doing chin ups today...leaned back a bit and found this angle felt like it worked (or engaged?) more back muscles vs. using primarily biceps. Like it! If you haven't given this a shot, would recommend giving the option a try. I've found that changing the angle makes a big difference. If you sit too far forward it can really screw your posture / neck I've also found that palms facing each other is fine but palms facing away or toward me hurts the elbows I have found this to be true, as well. It's probably because in the palms out/in positions, you are twisting your elbows, setting them up for injury. I do palms out wide grip for my assist chins because there isn't enough stress to cause injury. Awhile back I tried pulling myself up on my doorway chinning bar, palms facing each other. I held myself up for 5 seconds and hurt my right elbow. Didn't injure it, just hurt it for awhile. At some point I'm going to try it again. It would be great if I could move my 3-point long-duration pullups from the assist to a bona fide chinup bar. |
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