Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Chin ups/pull ups?

hifly
hifly
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United States
2005/02/11, 10:55 AM
Am I correct to say, chin ups are performed with the open hands facing away from the body and a pull up is performed with the open hands facing toward the body? Also, do these exercises work the same muscle group or are they designed to target their own specific group?
wrestler125
wrestler125
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2005/02/11, 04:11 PM
no. vice-versa. And yes, they target pretty much the same muscle groups. You can interchange them for sake of variety though.

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jacksprat
jacksprat
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2005/02/11, 04:34 PM


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I do close grip chins for biceps and wide grip pullups for upper back.