Do overhand grip pullups work your forearm muscles?

I was just thinking... since barbell overhand grip curls work your forearms alot, would overhand grip pullups work your forearms?

Thanks!

So do underhand chins. And even normal curls.

obviously your pulling with your arms it has to work them to some degree

[QUOTE=baco_bacon;389820861]I was just thinking... since barbell overhand grip curls work your forearms alot, would overhand grip pullups work your forearms?

Thanks![/QUOTE]Not really a good comparison. In pullups, if you're doing them correctly, the hands are only hooks by which the lats do all the pulling work. Hell, you can even use a thumbless grip to minimize arm involvement and crank out just as many. People who use forearms to pull are not getting the most out of the exercise as a lat builder.

In barbell over hand curls, forearms are forced to do the majority of the work because they are the main muscle being stressed. In pullups - they don't have to be.

In short, don't bank on pullups as a forearm builder. Grip training, wrist curls, reverse curls, & their variations are superior.

Great great great to know. Thank you. repped