Exercise to lift the body using the arms with a supinated grip (palms facing away).
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What exercises are good to build up to performing chin-ups?
I can't do a single decent chin-up, are there any easy alternatives that I could build up in quantity as a forerunner to being able to do chin-ups?
Alternatively are there are any weights exercises ...
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How to train up to 50 pull-ups?
My target is to do 50 pullups (without coming down in between them of course).
Is it more beneficial (faster for me to hit my target) by doing 1-shot as much as I can or is it more beneficial to ...
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Visualization techniques for pullups?
Visualization can be an important part of doing an exercise right. I recently came upon a bit of advice on another website and I could immediately feel an improvement in my form (despite having done ...
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What difference does hand/arm position make in chin-ups
What difference, if any, will it make if my hands are over the bar rather away from me or behind the bar towards me when doing a chin-up?
Does this work different sets of muscles?
Is one more ...