Increasing chin reps
Just received your book today, can’t wait to start reading it! Was just wondering if you have any tips on increasing chin-up and push-up reps? My husband said just keep doing them and I’ll get better, but I don’t feel I am getting anywhere! What weight-based exercises should I be doing, if any?
Practice your chins — over-grip, under-grip — regularly and sensibly, knowing over-practicing can be counterproductive, stressing and boring. They’ll come along as you continue to train overall, gain muscle, lose unwanted bodyweight and get stronger.
All pulling exercises will contribute to your chinning strength: barbell and dumbbell curls of all sorts, pulldowns, seated and bent-over rows.
You might particularly enjoy and benefit from close-grip pulldowns that simulate the hanging chin. Adjust the weight to gain the full extension and contraction of the chin, perform burning and pumping and satisfy reps and fully engage the muscles involved. Bingo, presto, wa-la — you’re knocking out real, live freehand chins like nothin’.
Same with pushing exercises and push-ups — dumbbell presses on flat bench and all inclines (better than bar), triceps work. Have fun, struggle and strive…
Go… Godspeed… Dave
- Dave Draper Posted on January 27th, 2010 in Weight Training by Dave Draper