What is the best grip to use when doing pull ups?!
Question: What is the best grip to use when doing pull ups?
Can you tell me the difference between neutral, underhand, and overhand pull ups and which one is the best to build back strength? Thanks.
Answers:
Close grip hammer chins- lat thickness
Wide grip pullups are more for stretching the scapulae and hitting the upper/outer lats and building width.
Wide grip chins also stretch the scapulae and hit the lower/outer lats hard
Behind the neck pullups and chins hit the upper lats hard
Close grip chins and pullups are for hitting the lower lat attachments
I personally prefer to use wide grip chins with a thumbless grip for overall back width. But I also use behind the neck pullups for the same purpose. And I do hammer grip chins for lat thickness
But if you are looking to minimize biceps involvement as much as possible, then pullups are what you need to be doing.