chinups and pullups

[pepingtom]

Do chinups and pullups also work the shoulders - anterior, medial or posterior.

[LiL USMC BBer]

the fact that its a pulling motion I would assume it works the posterior delt.

[imageek]

yes it works your rear shoulder (posterior delts)

[Steveo31]

I'm sure the anterior and lateral are more antagonists... hit harder on the negative, and the post. is hit on the positive.

[mischiev]

it'd hit them more or less as supplementary muscles or stabilizer muscles. less of lateral though, more of anterior and posterior, depending on which kind of pullups/chinups you're doing (behind neck or normal).

[$AJ]

yes it works your rear shoulder (posterior delts)

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[$AJ]

yes it works your rear shoulder (posterior delts)

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[C Hall]

Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think that Chin-ups work the entire upper-body, even the chest.

There's a saying: If you go to jail and you are allowed only one piece of workout equipment, go for a chin-up bar.

[LatsMakeTheMan]

Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think that Chin-ups work the entire upper-body, even the chest.

There's a saying: If you go to jail and you are allowed only one piece of workout equipment, go for a chin-up bar.

I'd rather have an EZ curl bar.....easier to swing at people when protecting your arse.

[Abs]

I'd rather have an EZ curl bar.....easier to swing at people when protecting your arse.

lol hahaha

[DiamondDelts]

Do chinups and pullups also work the shoulders - anterior, medial or posterior.

I am glad you ask this question. Chins will work your anterior delts mainly. But one thing I have noticed is ever since I added weighted behind the neck pullups back to my workout program my back and delts have exploded. Behind the neck pullups widen the entire shoulder girdle and upper lats like no other. But more importantly they hit the medial-posterior delt tie-ins which is ALL IMPORTANT for width. I know they get a bad rap around here but I feel they are safe if you do them very strictly and only once a week.