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Written by Jay Hariani   
Thursday, 22 January 2009 23:32

 

1

 Start movement by hanging from pull up bar with straight arms.

2

 Slowly pull body up, with chest up, until head is above hands.  Return to starting position and complete required number of reps.

There are Two Grip Options

1

 Over hand grip

2

 Parallel grip
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Tom said:

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When would one want to use one grip versus the other?
January 31, 2009

Paulo Mendes said:

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good question. The difference isn't terribly significant but it is worth mentioning. The wide grip pull-down forces you to keep the elbows back thereby placing most of the emphasis on the latissimus dorsi muscle. The narrow grip pull-down allows you to keep the elbows in a bit more and therefore more muscles of the back (traps,rhomboids,etc.) in addition to the latissimus dorsi muscle are utilized together. Because more muscles are being used together, it usually means you are stronger with the narrow grip. Either one is great for developing the "V' shape we all like.
January 31, 2009

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