Pullups vs Chinups: The BIG Differences!!

Maximize your benefits from both exercises with one program… http://athleanx.com/x/unlock-upper-body-size The pullup and chinup are both tremendous upper body exercises that can help you add serious size to your back, but which one is better? This back exercise question can actually be easily answered if you get clear on your training goals. In this video, I pit the chin ups vs pull ups to help you decide which one (or both) are a must for your workouts. We have to start by identifying why both of these back and biceps exercises are great. They are affectionately known as the kings of the bodyweight exercises and some would argue best upper body exercise period, when weights are used. This is because they are both tremendous back and core stabilizers. Increase the strength and size of your back and you will no doubt be able to lift more on your deadlifts, squats, and cleans. Next, both the chinup and pullup can be a great barometer of your body composition. How so? While it is more difficult for heavier guys to perform these upper body pulling exercises than their lighter counterparts, it's not impossible. That is, unless you are carrying a great deal of body fat. If your size is coming from mostly lean muscle, even big guys can bang out chinups, pullups or even muscle ups. Understanding the differences between pullups and chinups or learning which one is better, requires an understanding of the contributions of the muscles that help you do them. The pullup is the more difficult version of the exercise because the biceps are minimized. When you have both the back and the biceps helping as you do in a chinup, you have more strength and the exercise becomes easier. The same can be said with pullups done with elbows forward. You increase the contribution of the brachialis muscle which makes that slight tweak easier than the traditional pullup. Try replicating the movements with dumbbells as I show you in the video. You'll feel how much weaker your biceps become when you place your arms out wide and in line with your body, as they would be in a regular pullup. Regardless of which exercise you attempt, you may not be strong enough to do either a pullup or a chin-up. If that is the case, be sure to follow the pullup progression shown here. Start with inverted rows to build up your pulling strength. Move onto the kneeling lat pulldown if you have access to a machine or just hang bands over a home pullup bar. Finally, get your body up to the bar using both negative only reps and isometric holds. Break out those assisted band pullups to finish off the progression to your full pullups. If you want to start looking like an athlete, then you're going to have to start doing both chinups and pullups. These upper body back and bicep builders are irreplaceable. To get a complete program that helps you to bang out rep after rep of each while building ripped athletic muscle be sure to head to http://athleanx.com to get your ATHLEAN-X Training System. For more back workout videos and tips on how to do more pullups instantly, be sure to subscribe to our youtube channel at http://youtube.com/user/jdcav24 WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN’T DO ONE Building up to your first - Kneeling Lat Pulldowns, Inverted Rows, Eccentric Only, Isometric Holds, Band assisted- try to make 80% of your BW and have 5-6 second control over your eccentrics

Comments

1. Is it normal that i can do 12-15 pull ups with my elbows pointing forward at about 45 degree angle but as soon as i bring them straight to my body as you shown that i cant even do one?
2. this video has been one of the best over all holistic view how to do pull ups or chin ups and explained in a really down to earth fashion - plain and straight to the point - [this will help beginners and advanced body builders] well done Jeff - thanks very much
3. Pull up way harder than chin up.
4. what is better after all ??
5. All these guys talking about how many of each they can do, meanwhile i am stuck at 1 pullup and 3 chin ups lol
6. I love the look on peoples faces when they see an average built guy like me killing it on the bar. Taken two years of hard work to get to that point though. Couldn't even do one at the beginning. Had to start on a box and lower myself down for about the first 2 weeks.
7. What about chinups in a pullup position?
8. Great advice ,Thanks for all you do I used to chin with 3x20 kg for 4_6 reps on my last set at a body weight of 75kg I stopped doing chins after being unwell and being stuck in my house for a long time and not having access to any heavy weight , I tried to to a pull up / chin and now I cannot get even 1 rep with just my body weight I don't understand how I am so weak now is it because of the fact that I am a few years older and my hormone levels have dropped, Or just that I have not used heavy weight since a car accident that crushed my leg , I have always trained natural and smart with good form have you got any suggestions for getting back to doing chins/ pull ups again being stuck in my home doesn't help , Any suggestions for home training to chin again THANKS for inspiring people and thank you for your time , take care and god bless man
9. I swear I've never met a average built guy who can't do a single pull up? Are you really lacking that much basic upper body strength?
10. what does he mean by you have to do 20% more then your bench press weight? I can bench 190lbs but I weight about 155lbs so do I need to do pull/chin ups with like 75lbs now
11. I found doing negative pull ups with isometric holds at different points on the way down helped me to start doing pull ups
12. I tried to do a pull up while tucking my head with my elbows up but when I tried to do one it felt like my biceps were going to pop out and it hurt a little. Any advice please ?
13. Excellent detailed description; extremely helpful! Thank you for clarifying the different grips, it was precisely what I was questioning!!!
14. what's your advice on what to start buying workout equipment for home?
15. I gotta buy this program just as a thank you to Jeff! ALSO, is Jeff getting LEANER?
16. okay whats better after all?
17. Can only do 7 but couldn't do one months ago.
18. How often should you do pull up training - is every day OK if you're not doing that many pull-ups at once (I can do 3 consecutive ones atm)? I don't want to overtrain as I am focusing on strength and do other workouts during the week.
    
    Thanks in advance.
19. In your channel's playlist, videos related to all muscle building topics which we can think can be found.
20. He talks too much.