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Should pull-ups (for the shoulders and upper back) and chin-ups (for the biceps/forearms) be done every day or every other day? Also, should they be done at the same time, (do a few sets of chin-ups, then do a few sets of pull-ups, or do a set of pull-ups and then a set of chin-ups, and keep rotating back and forth?) Or should they be be done on a different day?
They should be done on your workout days, which should generally be every other day 6 days a week, with cardio work on the other day, but it depends on your routine.
I think Pullups are better for boxing as it focuses on the back muscles and triceps, which are much more important for boxing than biceps.
Every other day to avoid overtraining. Mixing it up prevents plateauing. You can also vary sets, use pyramid sets, thicken the bar, add weight in say a backpack, or even try one-arm emphasizing versions.
Biceps, contrary to popular belief, are necessary in boxing. While they might not do nearly as much direct work as do the triceps, working them prevents muscular imbalance which, let me tell you, is not a good thing. But please don't go bananas over them like the bodybuilding world :rolleyes:
i like to come home from a mornings run and just do couple of sets on a door frame bar just chin ups tho cause i cant fit my shoulders in the door frame :-\
pull ups work biceps not tricepsQuote:
Originally Posted by Singularity
easy way to see it,, any exercise which you push works triceps, and and exercise were you pull works biceps
pulls - biceps
pull ups
curls
weighted row
push - triceps
bench press
push ups
shoulder press
Like the others said please don't train one body part that much a week, because you won't be seeing any results. Train one body part hard once a week, like your biceps for example don't just do Chin-Ups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clubber
Do declined dumbbell curls, hammer curls, standing barbell curls ETC. And also your limited with a chin-up bar at home. Go to the gym they caught all different grips for different body parts.
But if you can't go to the gym stick to the chin-ups, pull-ups. Just make sure when you train your biceps for example, do more than just chin-ups. And make sure you only train one body-part hard once a week. And split your routine like Triceps/Biceps one day. Or whatever suits you.
Although I workout in a gym around 4 times a week, I have a doorway chinning bar for home. The kinda thing advertised on those informercial channels (I'm seeing a pattern, there ;-)). The one I saw advertised was called the Iron Gym, but the one I bought was from ebay, a Medicarn / P90X one.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
It has loads of hand positions, from very wide grip, to close grip / underhand, to neutral grip.
Very stable, too. If you're really tall, though, maybe a doorway one wouldn't work too well.
Yea he could get that i forgot about that, but i haven't really got room for it. Because im in flat you see, i don't live with my mom anymore where i had the space for it. I moved out and its just me my girl and my baby, it pretty much sucks size wise, thats why i have to go to the gym.Quote:
Originally Posted by Douglas HallAlthough I workout in a gym around 4 times a week, I have a doorway chinning bar for home. The kinda thing advertised on those informercial channels (I'm seeing a pattern, there ;-)). The one I saw advertised was called the Iron Gym, but the one I bought was from ebay, a Medicarn / P90X one.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
It has loads of hand positions, from very wide grip, to close grip / underhand, to neutral grip.
Very stable, too. If you're really tall, though, maybe a doorway one wouldn't work too well.
I don't know, whenever I do pull-ups, I can feel my tri's being worked as well as my shoulder and upper back muscles. (I know chin-ups are great for the bi's and forearms).Quote:
Originally Posted by bedspull ups work biceps not tricepsQuote:
Originally Posted by Singularity
Very confusing post there mate, I don't mean to nit pick but how can you train every other day 6 out of 7 days of the week? ;) Training every other day the most you'll get is 4 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Singularity
Also pull ups and chin ups are both pulling motions, doing chin ups (aka baby pull ups) because of the position of the arms, less of the movement is produced by the lats during a chin up and more of it is on the arms - easier exercise.
Both pulls though, no triceps involved at all.
Maybe you are either feeling your triceps stretching because they are tight (they are the antogonist to the biceps which are the active muscles, producing movement) or maybe you are feeling a different muscle, such as your brachialles and confusing it with your tricep?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClubberI don't know, whenever I do pull-ups, I can feel my tri's being worked as well as my shoulder and upper back muscles. (I know chin-ups are great for the bi's and forearms).Quote:
Originally Posted by bedspull ups work biceps not tricepsQuote:
Originally Posted by Singularity
The major motion of the triceps is to extend the elbow joint, the only movement caused by a muscular contraction during a pull up at the elbow is flexion
simply put a wider grip means more stress on the lats and a more narrow grip means more on your biceps, to comment further we really need to know why your doing chin ups and what you want from the exercise and then can suggest how many times a week you should be doing them