Shia Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Which is better / which do you prefer ? Obviously a well rounded routine would incorporate both, but if that wasnt a choice, which? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Trane Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I definetly do both but if I had to choose one, pull ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Pahl Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I don't see why "a well rounded routine" would include both. Both train the same muscles, but with differing force distributions. In particular, chin ups target more the biceps, pullups more the brachialis. And you could also use a neutral "hammer" grip. Which distribution is more functional? I know many climbers (including me) who have injured their biceps, and also some gymnasts - John Gill and Eberhard Gienger broke their biceps completely after problems near the lower tendon (breaking one of the upper tendons occurs more often but is a different story). This means that a biceps which is too short wrt. to the brachialis is dangerous. Therefore: Pull ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Ward Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 If I had to choose, I'd probably do pull ups. I don't do normal pull ups anymore though. I'm currently doing OAC work, rope climbs, muscle ups, and front lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Abernethy Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Which is better / which do you prefer ? Pull ups are better for gymnastic techniques. I prefer chin ups as they are easier. If there wasn't a choice of doing both, I'd choose pull ups as they are more relevant to GST. [Current status: 4 strict pull ups to chest, and maintaining 10 strict slow chin ups from dead hang] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Nogueira Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I prefer pull ups when unweighted, chin ups when weighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Launchbury Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Ideally you'd want multiple variations in a well-rounded training routine to get different loading on various muscles, and strengthen the joints with multiple loading angles, etc - pull-up, chin-up, neutral grip, towel variations, narrow grip to wide grip, and so forth. This obviously changes when you are working around injuries/limitations. If I had to choose one, I'd prefer pull-ups. As to which is better? ...the counter-question to that would be 'for what...' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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