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The chin-up is a strength training exercise. The intention of this exercise is to strengthen muscles such as the latissimus dorsi and biceps.

The chin-up is a strength training exercise. The intention of this exercise is to strengthen muscles such as the latissimus dorsi and biceps. Chin-ups, in which palms face the chest, are not to be confused with pull-ups; pull-ups have the palms facing away from the chest.

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Why might assisted chin-ups not be recommended to build up to unassisted ones?

Johnny Pain, author of the GreySkull LP program, does not recommend doing assisted chin-ups to build up to unassisted ones, claiming all they'll make you good at is assisted chin-ups. For instance, on his forums (login required), he has mentioned in…
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Chin-ups on a bar versus straps

I've been doing chin-up negs to try and work up to unassisted chin-ups, but not having a bar at home or even a space or even a standard door to put one, nor local availability of a reasonably pricing ceiling mounted unit, I've been doing them on TRX…
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Chinup away from bar

What is it called when you do a chinup but hold the chest away from the bar so the elbow makes a 90 degree angle at the top? I've been playing with this and found it gives a nice burn on triceps while making the pullup more difficult. Does this…
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