Take a look at this YouTube vid....Great way to improve your chin-up potential...you don't have to do them weighted to start with..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aeUnme7_mlg&mode=related&search=

Don't forget inverted rows.

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This is the pulling exercise which always gets forgotten, probably because it is so nasty.

Take a look at this YouTube vid....Great way to improve your chin-up potential...you don't have to do them weighted to start with..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aeUnme7_mlg&mode=related&search=


they look like pull ups i thought chin ups was were the palm was facing inward.?

Semantics.....actually it's called a Rack Chin in a Rippetoe thread on BB.com.

Take a look at this YouTube vid....Great way to improve your chin-up potential...you don't have to do them weighted to start with..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aeUnme7_mlg&mode=related&search=

That is pretty creative -- I've never seen anybody do those before. I may have to give them a try sometime. It would be easy to load up a ton of weight too....

Don't forget inverted rows.

This is the pulling exercise which always gets forgotten, probably because it is so nasty.

That doesn't look so bad. I guess I should try it before making a comment on it.

Would that be the equiv of a bent over row?

That chin up looks interesting as well... minus the barbell. :p

That doesn't look so bad. I guess I should try it before making a comment on it.

Make sure when you do them, you have your heels up enough that you are actually horizontal somewhere in the middle to upper half of the range of motion, and keep your body absolutely straight. Then make sure you pull all the way so that your chest touches or very nearly touches the bar. 20 reps is very good, 30 is not so common.

I have never heard of anyone needing to add resistance to inverted rows, even though it's obvious how you could add resistance.

Make sure when you do them, you have your heels up enough that you are actually horizontal somewhere in the middle to upper half of the range of motion, and keep your body absolutely straight. Then make sure you pull all the way so that your chest touches or very nearly touches the bar. 20 reps is very good, 30 is not so common.

I have never heard of anyone needing to add resistance to inverted rows, even though it's obvious how you could add resistance.

I add resistance to my inverted rows, but only because I do low reps. I just put a plate on my stomach.

Would that be the equiv of a bent over row?

No :)

A bit different in the supportfor one thing. And yes, they are harder than they look.

I add resistance to my inverted rows, but only because I do low reps. I just put a plate on my stomach.

Well yeah, that adds resistance to it. Weight vest would do as well.

You're the first guy I've heard of who adds resistance to them though.