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difference between pull up and chin up?

vikings1 Posts: 22 Joined: 2006/03/30	2006/04/19, 11:16 PM I should know this.... What is the dif?
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2006/04/20, 12:46 AM A chin up is with the palms facing toward you and a pull up is with the palms facing away. -------------- I am training for birthdays. Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
vikings1 Posts: 22 Joined: 2006/03/30	2006/04/20, 07:58 AM Makes sense! thanks. My next question: ive stopped doing chin ups and only do pull ups more b/c i find them more challenging. Should i switch it up and sometimes do the pull up instead of the chin up? or are they both targeting the same areas (just pull up with more difficulty and more reward)
vikings1 Posts: 22 Joined: 2006/03/30	2006/04/20, 08:00 AM SORRY I ALWAYS DO PULL UPS NOW- SHOULD I SWICTH IT UP AND DO CHIN UPS sometimes?
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2006/04/20, 08:42 AM If you want to add the variety, go ahead. Never hurts. t -------------- I am training for birthdays. Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/04/20, 09:08 AM hmmm...so what do you call them when your palms are facing each other, as mine are on an assisted machine...I'm assuming a pull up?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/20, 06:20 PM nuetral grip chin. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2006/04/20, 09:31 PM vikings1, they are targeting the back in all scenarios, however some of them tax different muscles also. chin ups are more for biceps i believe while wide pullups involve a lot more back. obviously each variation still uses all the parts, but you can focus on 1 spot a little more by adjusting accordingly (hope that makes sense)