Chin ups

adrian · Post by **adrian** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:51 am

which muscle do they work...cuz armpit area hurts after doing em

steven14791 · Post by **steven14791** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:48 am

well the basic chin up is good for all round upper body, if you grip the bar with the fingers facing outwards then usually good for the biceps, if fingers facing in usually forearm and good for back muscles to i think but i could be wrong

x_rated_mo · Post by **x_rated_mo** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:07 pm

i think u got it the other way around steve--palms facing towards you works out biceps mostly (especially the negative) and palms facing out works lats and forearms the most

maverick69beckham07 · Post by **maverick69beckham07** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:26 am

yeah if fingers are facing outwards.. then the lats work out the most..
its a god exercise to form a nice V shape of the upper torso..

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:59 am

And what if the palms are facing each other?

x_rated_mo · Post by **x_rated_mo** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:28 am

then its half half .. but i always get sore in forearms for that one so i duno

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:28 pm

pullups / wide grip with palms facing away - lats
hammer curl grip (the way most people do them) - bi's, forearms
chin ups - close grip with palms facing you - lats, bi's

if doing them properly (full range of motion) than you should get a better lat stretch in the bottom position with chins than pull ups so that's why your sore there