Pullups on back or arms day?

[musicianman]

Search didn't really help me here. I'm looking to incorporate pullups into my routine; should I be doing so before a biceps workout, or would that gimp my preacher/standing biceps curls too much?

[mybody001]

depends on what your priority is. most people will tell you before biceps because it's a bigger muscle group. dont be afraid to go light on doing bicep work, it's a small group. so to answer, personally, i like to do pullups before hitting my arms.

[grimacer]

typically on back day and especially if its pullups (hands pronated).

[dunnee]

Search didn't really help me here. I'm looking to incorporate pullups into my routine; should I be doing so before a biceps workout, or would that gimp my preacher/standing biceps curls too much?

Depends what grip your using, i do them on arm day palms facing me close grip, i do them on back day palms facing away from me wide grip. I also tend to hang a lot lol. between sets i'll just hang on the bar for a minute or so, see how long you can do it for.

[dkemano42]

Hey man,

I like to do the wide grip pullups on the day I do back.

DK

[musicianman]

Depends what grip your using, i do them on arm day palms facing me close grip, i do them on back day palms facing away from me wide grip. I also tend to hang a lot lol. between sets i'll just hang on the bar for a minute or so, see how long you can do it for.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wouldn't palms facing away be chin-ups?

I like your idea, though.

Hey man,

I like to do the wide grip pullups on the day I do back.

DK

Wide-grip pullups? That sounds like it would be horrible on the joints, but I could be wrong.

Edit: Apparently, I could be wrong twice. WOAH.

[mybody001]

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wouldn't palms facing away be chin-ups?

I like your idea, though.



Wide-grip pullups? That sounds like it would be horrible on the joints, but I could be wrong.

Edit: Apparently, I could be wrong twice. WOAH.

edit: you edited first, lol

[grimacer]

typically on back day and especially if its pullups (hands pronated).

actually, by typically i mean it really should almost always be on back day. chinups can questionably be used for arms, but even chinups should be on back day. pullups r one of the best back exercises and there's no reason to fatigue ur back to do a biceps workout. there r many alternatives for biceps.

[Big.Jazayrli]

back + biceps on same day = problem solved?

[dunnee]

a pull ups a pull up either way your pulling yourself up...

heaves, chin ups, whatever all fall under pull up.

[grimacer]

a pull ups a pull up either way your pulling yourself up...

heaves, chin ups, whatever all fall under pull up.

yea, but since they work the muscles differently it's best to differentiate them.

[dunnee]

not really when i clearly explained the action of each one. **** ya'll night x

[musicianman]

not really when i clearly explained the action of each one. **** ya'll night x

Haha, great attitude BRAH.

[grimacer]

not really when i clearly explained the action of each one. **** ya'll night x

it's only going to help him to know the common names of both movements. squares and rectangles.

[musicianman]

back + biceps on same day = problem solved?

I lift 5-6 days a week, and I'd rather keep it that way than start doing back/bis, chest/tris etc 3x a week.

[steve weiser]

I do back/arms on the same day and do 4 sets of wide grip pull ups for da back, and 4 sets chin ups for the Bi's. Then Do my bi isolation work right after. I do different grips every workout, some narrow, wide. I really like doing chins where you stop medium then back down, then eventually do a full range of motion. I guess they are like 21's only with chin ups.

I used to a crazy amount of varitaions in one workout when i just stuck with bodyweight, but that would be impossible nowadays. here is a my current pull up routine for back bicep days

workout A
4 sets weighted wide grip pull ups
4 sets weighted med grip chins


workout B
4 sets weighted narrow grip pull ups
4 sets weighted narrow grip chins

workout C
4 sets weighted med grip pull ups
4 sets weighted wide grip chins


I miss doing other variations but not sure how i would fit those in, unless i do more switching grips every workout, but not sure how beneficial it is to switch up every workout and maybe it would be better sticking with the same grips style for a set amount of workouts, then switch it up.

[DJAuto]

I would enjoy the movement on back day.

[musicianman]

Alright, I'm going to be doing pullups on back day. Do you think a full range of motion is preferable (hanging after each rep), or a roughly 60˚ angle with your arm at the lowest point?

[musicianman]

Pull-ups are done on back day as the first exercise.

Chin-ups I do on days I work my biceps before and after. By this I mean I do about 5 sets of chins, hit biceps and then I do a few holds (up to 1min).

Holds... just hanging?

[SquatTilYouDrop]

Both!

Personally, I like doing pullups both narrow and wide grip (hands pronated) on back day with an extreme mental emphasis on lats.

On arm day, I like doing chins ups both narrow and wide grip (hands supinated) to pre-exhaust the biceps. Then finish them off with a battery of direct arm curls - barbells, hammers, and preachers.

Seems to work well.

[musicianman]

Both!

Personally, I like doing pullups both narrow and wide grip (hands pronated) on back day with an extreme mental emphasis on lats.

On arm day, I like doing chins ups both narrow and wide grip (hands supinated) to pre-exhaust the biceps. Then finish them off with a battery of direct arm curls - barbells, hammers, and preachers.

Seems to work well.

Interesting. This seems to be the general consensus for what's best. I'm excited to start doing this; my workout needs a change after a month of the same thing.

[Vic_G]

Both!

Personally, I like doing pullups both narrow and wide grip (hands pronated) on back day with an extreme mental emphasis on lats.

On arm day, I like doing chins ups both narrow and wide grip (hands supinated) to pre-exhaust the biceps. Then finish them off with a battery of direct arm curls - barbells, hammers, and preachers.

Seems to work well.

Same here.

Wide grip overhand chin ups will blast your lats on back days, and narrower grips and underhand pull ups will hit the biceps for your arm days.

Down the road if you want to change your workout even more, I love doing chin ups on my chest day and then work my back, because chin ups will stretch the chest after working it out.

[musicianman]

No Brah, perform a chin-up and hold your self in the maximum contracted position. Feels good man!

Oh, good stuff. I am so psyched for my next back workout, but I already had one two days ago.

I guess I get to do some chinups on arms day tomorrow, though. =)

[unity]

sometimes i do holds, a little different though. i do a hold for a few seconds at the top of the movement, then lower to where my elbows are at a 90 degree angle and hold for a few seconds, then lower myself a big more and hold for a few seconds. that is 1 rep.

[unity]

a pull ups a pull up either way your pulling yourself up...

heaves, chin ups, whatever all fall under pull up.

a squat is a squat, either way you are squating... back squat, front squat, oly squat, power lifting squat, sissy squat, whatever all fall under squat. but, we still use different names for them... that way we all know what the **** we are talking about.

not really when i clearly explained the action of each one. **** ya'll night x

you spouting your opinion which you label as an explanation, and then leaving, doesn't make you right, or clear.

[musicianman]

a squat is a squat, either way you are squating... back squat, front squat, oly squat, power lifting squat, sissy squat, whatever all fall under squat. but, we still use different names for them... that way we all know what the **** we are talking about.



you spouting your opinion which you label as an explanation, and then leaving, doesn't make you right, or clear.

Get the man some Midol!

On a serious note, thanks for all the replies. I'll start incorporating this into my workouts as soon as I can.

[unity]

Get the man some Midol!

On a serious note, thanks for all the replies. I'll start incorporating this into my workouts as soon as I can.

seriously, i think i need a nap

[jcrattigan6557]

I think you should do biceps and pull ups in the same day. Thats just my opinion.

[msm172021121]

not really when i clearly explained the action of each one. **** ya'll night x

wow, 1st troll ive put in red. congrats to me, and a well deserving troll at that.

OP- pullups(hands facing away) on back day. chins(hands facing you) for bi's. use different grips i.e. narrow, wide, hammer, as much as possible and see what you like.

[musicianman]

wow, 1st troll ive put in red. congrats to me, and a well deserving troll at that.

OP- pullups(hands facing away) on back day. chins(hands facing you) for bi's. use different grips i.e. narrow, wide, hammer, as much as possible and see what you like.

Lmfao. Don't you mean "pullups (palms facing you) on back day. chins (palms facing away) for bi's"?

Hands doesn't really clarify anything, considering they each have two sides.

But yeah, you're the fourth person to agree with that so I'm going to give it a shot.