Wide-grip pull ups

[iGnition.]

Today, I was in the gym, when I was doing these, my shoulders started to hurt. The pain was in the frontal shoulder area, around where the pecs meet with the delts. I was wondering if anyone ever had this problem, and if yes, what did u do? Thanks.

[chicanerous]

Why are you using a wide grip? What do you think it yields that a narrower grip does not?

The answer is nothing except reduced leverage, which is mitigated by the reduced ROM. Stop using them -- even more so if you're encountering pain while performing them. Use a regular or narrow grip, instead.

[iGnition.]

I'm using wide grip because thats what it says to do on my training plan. =S

[chicanerous]

I'm using wide grip because thats what it says to do on my training plan. =S
Your training plan is crap!

[Colonel]

You don't have to follow the training plan like 1000%.

Tweak it, find what seems to work for you, everyones different,

*Wide grip pullups are king though :D

[iGnition.]

um, I just searched it up, and I found that it isolates your lats more..is that right?

[Honken]

The answer is nothing except reduced leverage, which is mitigated by the reduced ROM. Stop using them -- even more so if you're encountering pain while performing them. Use a regular or narrow grip, instead.

Can you guys read?

[compleks]

*Wide grip pullups are king though :D
No, not really.

um, I just searched it up, and I found that it isolates your lats more..is that right?
No, not really.

Can you guys read?
No, not really.

Why are you using a wide grip? What do you think it yields that a narrower grip does not?

The answer is nothing except reduced leverage, which is mitigated by the reduced ROM. Stop using them -- even more so if you're encountering pain while performing them. Use a regular or narrow grip, instead.
Oh really?

[Counterfeit Soda]

Stop using a wide grip.

Colonel, stop giving bad advice.

[ButtHash Hero]

Why are you using a wide grip? What do you think it yields that a narrower grip does not?

The answer is nothing except reduced leverage, which is mitigated by the reduced ROM. Stop using them -- even more so if you're encountering pain while performing them. Use a regular or narrow grip, instead.

:good:

[Caveman]

Despite the fact that the question has been answered correctly I'm waiting for more useless comments by people saying to do wide grip...

[Shoes Magoo]

Well, what is the dividing point for a narrow grip versus a wide? Wider than shoulder width, perhaps?

[Colonel]

Stop using a wide grip.

Colonel, stop giving bad advice.


Well i always found wide grip pullups work for me, i can feel that burn and they're one of my favourite exercises.
But yeah that's me, as i said, everyones different.

[Skippy]

Personally, in pull ups I prefer a grip as wide as my shoulders, never been a fan of a very close grip or very wide grip *death*

[shengoikee]

these seriously hurt my left shoulder haha

so i don't do them

[tuareg]

i'd like to do pull ups and chin ups, but after my homemade pull up bar said good bye when i was doing pull ups on it, i seriously am scared.

[chicanerous]

Well i always found wide grip pullups work for me, i can feel that burn and they're one of my favourite exercises.
But yeah that's me, as i said, everyones different.
^ FEELS THE BURN

[jan]

Close grip chin-ups have always been my favourite. I never do pull-ups though (behind the head), as they've always been uncomfortable.

What's the difference between "normal" and "wide" though? Shoulder-width and 1.5 times shoulder-width?

[Counterfeit Soda]

Well i always found wide grip pullups work for me, i can feel that burn and they're one of my favourite exercises.
But yeah that's me, as i said, everyones different.

...You're 6 feet 3 1/2 inches, and 170lbs. Nothing has worked for you yet.


I can have someone hold a 5lbs dumbbell in their hand, and have them twist their hand back and forth real fast and make them feel the burn. That doesn't mean it's a good exercise.

[Honken]

The only thing wide grip does is tearing your scapulas off.

[chicanerous]

What's the difference between "normal" and "wide" though? Shoulder-width and 1.5 times shoulder-width?
Narrow or wide is merely a visually appreciable distance beyond shoulder-width, which is the normal base line. In other words, you know it when you see it.

[chicanerous]

I can have someone hold a 5lbs dumbbell in their hand, and have them twist their hand back and forth real fast and make them feel the burn. That doesn't mean it's a good exercise.

I've seen people do this in my gym. :agony:

[jan]

Newbie lower arm training ftw.

[Anonymous]

Plus comme jerking off.

[Swartz]

Yes, why do any of that when you can MASTURBATE?!

[chicanerous]

Yes, why do any of that when you can MASTURBATE?!
You can use a wide-grip for this.

[Colonel]

Close grip chin-ups have always been my favourite. I never do pull-ups though (behind the head), as they've always been uncomfortable.

What's the difference between "normal" and "wide" though? Shoulder-width and 1.5 times shoulder-width?

Oh shit.

I didn't know pullups were behind the neck!

Oh hell no, i wasn't talking about them, i'd have to use the assisted chinup machine to pull sets of those off. :shocked:

I thought chin ups meant palms facing towards you and pull ups thought palms facing away, my bad >.<



As for counterfeit, when i say they work for me (wide arm, palms facing away chinups), i mean that in the sense that i feel like i've doubled my strength (in some exercises that is), and put on 10kg/22lb in the past 5 months working out. Now while it definetly isnt 10kg muscle, it's 10kg of mass nethertheless, and i can physically see an increase in muscle size.

Everyones different, each to their own.

[compleks]

I thought chin ups meant palms facing towards you and pull ups thought palms facing away, my bad >.<


That's generally correct.