Posted: 12/5/2010 1:10:25 PM EDT
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I bought a pull up bar from someone on Craigslist a while back. It's a full framed piece that sits on the floor. Rather than having a single bar across, it has two bars that come forward from the base and then curve outward. They are separated by over 20 inches. Personally I can hardly do any pull ups with my hands that far apart. I can do a hell of a lot more with my hands a bit closer together, so I frequently just use the bar on one side.
Do most people do pull ups with their hands that far apart? Am I cheating myself by not learning to do them the way it's designed for? ETA: Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. 
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I usually do pullups a few inches narrower than I normally bench press with on either side... So, holding my arms at 90*, I'd guesstimate my hands are about 22-24" apart when doing pullups. That would be just about right for this thing. When I do chin ups, I'll have my hands right next to each other, almost touching if not touching. Pull ups I prefer very close also, probably within 6 inches. When I try to do them out at 20+ inches, I feel like I can't get any leverage. On a good day I can do like three that way. |
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Quoted: I do wide pulls, narrow pulls, and narrow chins on mine. I do 25 each at the end of my regular workout. I am not a genetic freak or juicer. Work out regularly, you'll be able to do the same I'm 43, 5'9", 151 lbs. You are obviously on steroids.  I haven't been able to do 25 pull ups since I was in high school. Of course I'm 6 feet and 218 pounds now so that makes it a little more difficult. |
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I do wide pulls, narrow pulls, and narrow chins on mine. I do 25 each at the end of my regular workout. I am not a genetic freak or juicer. Work out regularly, you'll be able to do the same I'm 43, 5'9", 151 lbs. You are obviously on steroids.
I haven't been able to do 25 pull ups since I was in high school. Of course I'm 6 feet and 218 pounds now so that makes it a little more difficult. No roids, Isopure protein post-lifting, casein in the morning. I drink beer and smoke cigarettes too  . Hell, I'm scared to try creatine.
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I usually do pullups a few inches narrower than I normally bench press with on either side... So, holding my arms at 90*, I'd guesstimate my hands are about 22-24" apart when doing pullups. That would be just about right for this thing. When I do chin ups, I'll have my hands right next to each other, almost touching if not touching. Pull ups I prefer very close also, probably within 6 inches. When I try to do them out at 20+ inches, I feel like I can't get any leverage. On a good day I can do like three that way. You need to work your lats, traps, shoulders and deltoids. If you're able to do close grip pullups, your tris/bi's are beefy enough to move your body weight; Spreading the grip wider like that removes the work from the bi/tri and puts it on the aforementioned muscles. Shrugs, shoulder press, bent rows and bench press should fix you right up. |
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I do wide pulls, narrow pulls, and narrow chins on mine. I do 25 each at the end of my regular workout. I am not a genetic freak or juicer. Work out regularly, you'll be able to do the same I'm 43, 5'9", 151 lbs. You are obviously on steroids.
I haven't been able to do 25 pull ups since I was in high school. Of course I'm 6 feet and 218 pounds now so that makes it a little more difficult. Just work it up. I am 200lbs and 5'10"ATM and though I just started again I can get 20. Before the kids a weighed 215lbs and could get 25+ straight. Just a matter of doing them. To the OP, just slowly do what you can and keep on doing them. I would say slowly widen your grip but by the looks of it your station doesn't allow that option. |
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I do wide pulls, narrow pulls, and narrow chins on mine. I do 25 each at the end of my regular workout. I am not a genetic freak or juicer. Work out regularly, you'll be able to do the same I'm 43, 5'9", 151 lbs. You are obviously on steroids.
I haven't been able to do 25 pull ups since I was in high school. Of course I'm 6 feet and 218 pounds now so that makes it a little more difficult. 5-9. 151lbs.....I think genetic freak applies  . A few years ago at 5-8 I lost to 159lbs and everyone thought I was dying.
No roids, Isopure protein post-lifting, casein in the morning. I drink beer and smoke cigarettes too . Hell, I'm scared to try creatine.
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