I've Ditched Pull-ups

Just_Shruggin · 10-10-2005, 08:07 PM

And substituted them with BTN PULL-UPS!!!!
Tried these today for the very first time and all i can say is, HOLY CRAP! I usually can do 15 conventional pull-ups, only could bang out 5 of these! Definitely felt much more comfortable to me. Yep guys, i've turned to "the dark side" hehe.

-Shruggin

**johnsbod** · 10-10-2005, 08:14 PM

Does that put more stress on the shoulders or did it feel comfortable?

**bigDman** · 10-10-2005, 08:17 PM

behind the neck pullups are great they are aswome

Just_Shruggin · 10-10-2005, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnsbod

Does that put more stress on the shoulders or did it feel comfortable?

It did put a little extra tension on the shoulders, but the exercise still felt very comfortable. The contraction in the lats was amazing, if you haven't tried these yet I truly recommend you do.

-Shruggin

**SDFlipStyle** · 10-10-2005, 09:49 PM

i'd like to try them but years ago i ditched all behind the head movements..... big mistake.

i lost all shoulder flexibility and i'm slowly working back into it.

i'll give them a shot when i'm ready.... and i want to try btn CHINS!!!!

aqua-beowulf · 10-10-2005, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDFlipStyle

i'd like to try them but years ago i ditched all behind the head movements..... big mistake.

i lost all shoulder flexibility and i'm slowly working back into it.

i'll give them a shot when i'm ready.... and i want to try btn CHINS!!!!

I'm a huge fan of btn chins... alot of people don't believe it's possible, but I do them a couple of times per week. Had to drop the weight quite a bit when I first started them... a lot harder than btn pullups, but a lot more effective... FOR ME.

W8isGR8 · 10-10-2005, 10:11 PM

My dip/pull-up tower at home has a pull-up bar shaped like bicycle handles, so there's no bar to get in the way of your head. It's the perfect medium.

aqua-beowulf · 10-10-2005, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just_Shruggin

And substituted them with BTN PULL-UPS!!!!
Tried these today for the very first time and all i can say is, HOLY CRAP! I usually can do 15 conventional pull-ups, only could bang out 5 of these! Definitely felt much more comfortable to me. Yep guys, i've turned to "the dark side" hehe.

-Shruggin

Welcome to the dark side my friend

I've been doing btn pullups and chins all along. I think once you develop the shoulder flexibility, you won't feel any strain on them. Despite what the research says, they are much more effective at hitting my lats than pullups and chins to the front. Yeah, I had to drop the weight too, but can now do sets of 6 with 60lbs strapped on... so keep at 'em

aqua-beowulf · 10-10-2005, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W8isGR8

My dip/pull-up tower at home has a pull-up bar shaped like bicycle handles, so there's no bar to get in the way of your head. It's the perfect medium.

Yeah, that will work out nicely.

W8isGR8 · 10-10-2005, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by aqua-beowulf

Yeah, that will work out nicely.

Today will be the first day using it in my workout, I'm pretty excited.

**Peaked_18** · 10-10-2005, 10:25 PM

BTN are very good. I feel it more in the inner, middle back region.

Just make sure not to injure myself.

Just_Shruggin · 10-11-2005, 12:14 AM

Yep, i'm gonna keep at these. It's just weird...I went from doing pull ups with 40 pounds strapped on to doing btn pull ups bodyweight for a couple of reps...lol. I do feel that they hit the lats better tho.

-Shruggin

Ihateeveryone · 10-11-2005, 12:35 AM

I'd like to be able to do em - but I tore my left rotator cuff about 3 years ago and it's been screwed up ever since. I trained back yesterday and it was fine, until I started a set of BTN pulldowns after 5 sets of pullups. Two reps, and my cuff started to feel real tight and painful. Wide hammer grip pulldowns caused no pain whatsoever though.

TheRock · 10-11-2005, 12:48 AM

BTN pullups are great, but are no supstitute for regular pullups. The work the muscle in different ways and are both effective exercises. I would still do both.

By the way, if you havent tried this already, do it: HAMMER GRIP PULLUPS

GameDayDog · 10-11-2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRock

By the way, if you havent tried this already, do it: HAMMER GRIP PULLUPS

Definitely a staple in my routines...

Peace..~G

datruodb · 10-11-2005, 04:39 PM

BTN pull ups- downs? What are those??

Just_Shruggin · 10-11-2005, 05:36 PM

Yep, I also do hammer grip pull-ups all the time. In answer to datruob, BTN (behind the neck) pull-ups are basically just regular pull ups, but instead of pulling your chest to the bar, you pull your head under the bar. I'm fully aware that my description prolly sucks, so here.
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/excer...%20theneck.htm

-Shruggin

UNLVmike · 10-11-2005, 06:01 PM

Whats up guys, I notice quite a few people from the "old" hangout.

Anyways, BTN chins are great... however, right now my favorite lat exercise has to be my hammer grip chins.

Just_Shruggin · 10-11-2005, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by UNLVmike

Whats up guys, I notice quite a few people from the "old" hangout.

You know it. This is the new hangout. We're working on recruiting the non-retarded ppl.

-Shruggin

**SDFlipStyle** · 10-11-2005, 07:31 PM

tried to do a btn chin today..... no luck.

i'll get one, one of these days!

W8isGR8 · 10-11-2005, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDFlipStyle

tried to do a btn chin today..... no luck.

i'll get one, one of these days!

Did 'em yesterday, felt it more in my triceps than anything else.

ExtremistPullup · 10-11-2005, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just_Shruggin

And substituted them with BTN PULL-UPS!!!!
Tried these today for the very first time and all i can say is, HOLY CRAP! I usually can do 15 conventional pull-ups, only could bang out 5 of these! Definitely felt much more comfortable to me. Yep guys, i've turned to "the dark side" hehe.

-Shruggin

:rmad:

Just_Shruggin · 10-12-2005, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExtremistPullup

:rmad:

haha

-Shruggin

aqua-beowulf · 10-12-2005, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDFlipStyle

tried to do a btn chin today..... no luck.

i'll get one, one of these days!

Amazing how much harder a btn chin is than a btn pullup, isn't it? I was using a 55lb. dumbbell for reps with btn pullups, but when I switched to btn chins, I was back at bodyweight reps again... for several weeks. I'm only using 10 additional pounds for them right now.. but I feel them a lot more in my lats.

**skelooth** · 10-12-2005, 01:11 AM

how do you do a btn chin up?

aqua-beowulf · 10-12-2005, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelooth

how do you do a btn chin up?

Just like a chinup... palms facing you, but you pull up until the back of your neck (or top of your traps), hit the bar. I do them with a thumbless grip because it puts a little less strain on the ole wrists that way. These are by far the most difficult variation of chins/pullups, but very effective, in my opinion.

LaggingBiceps · 10-12-2005, 01:48 AM

i really need to buy a chinup bar. :o i feel so left out at these chinup/pullup threads

ExtremistPullup · 10-12-2005, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelooth

how do you do a btn chin up?

thats what I'm talking about BTN chin ups :confused2

ExtremistPullup · 10-12-2005, 02:09 AM

I saw a guy in the gym doing pulldowns behind his neck all the way down to the middle of his back (light weight) he did 12 reps I really wanted to go up to him and sayWTF????

Ihateeveryone · 10-12-2005, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRock

By the way, if you havent tried this already, do it: HAMMER GRIP PULLUPS

I love them

10-10-2005, 08:07 PM	#1
Just_Shruggin Amateur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 68 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	I've Ditched Pull-ups And substituted them with BTN PULL-UPS!!!! Tried these today for the very first time and all i can say is, HOLY CRAP! I usually can do 15 conventional pull-ups, only could bang out 5 of these! Definitely felt much more comfortable to me. Yep guys, i've turned to "the dark side" hehe. -Shruggin __________________ Balls to the Wall: Shruggin's New Journal http://ironmass.com/forums/showthrea...857#post142857

10-10-2005, 08:14 PM	#2
johnsbod Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,733 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 302	Does that put more stress on the shoulders or did it feel comfortable? __________________ Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen können, posten Sie hier. Misc Perv #69

10-10-2005, 10:11 PM	#7
W8isGR8 Pro Stature Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pearl City,Hawaii Posts: 119 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	My dip/pull-up tower at home has a pull-up bar shaped like bicycle handles, so there's no bar to get in the way of your head. It's the perfect medium. __________________ I seek only the truth

10-10-2005, 10:25 PM	#11
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,253 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 0	BTN are very good. I feel it more in the inner, middle back region. Just make sure not to injure myself. __________________ Get it.

10-11-2005, 12:14 AM	#12
Just_Shruggin Amateur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 68 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	Yep, i'm gonna keep at these. It's just weird...I went from doing pull ups with 40 pounds strapped on to doing btn pull ups bodyweight for a couple of reps...lol. I do feel that they hit the lats better tho. -Shruggin __________________ Balls to the Wall: Shruggin's New Journal http://ironmass.com/forums/showthrea...857#post142857

10-10-2005, 09:49 PM	#5
SDFlipStyle Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: RAF Lakenheath, England Posts: 52 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	i'd like to try them but years ago i ditched all behind the head movements..... big mistake. i lost all shoulder flexibility and i'm slowly working back into it. i'll give them a shot when i'm ready.... and i want to try btn CHINS!!!!

10-11-2005, 12:35 AM	#13
Ihateeveryone Pro Stature Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Castle of Blakkheim Posts: 752 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 124	I'd like to be able to do em - but I tore my left rotator cuff about 3 years ago and it's been screwed up ever since. I trained back yesterday and it was fine, until I started a set of BTN pulldowns after 5 sets of pullups. Two reps, and my cuff started to feel real tight and painful. Wide hammer grip pulldowns caused no pain whatsoever though. __________________ Bullshit things: Hippies Astrology Rap music Nu metal Leg presses Communism Nitric Oxide Left wing politics Decaf coffee Fortune cookies Cutting Prudes Wine coolers Non materialism F**k marijuana - legalise steroids!! Bart: Ohhh, this place smells, and somethings dripping on me! Willie: The smell's manure, and the drippin's manure!

10-11-2005, 12:48 AM	#14
TheRock Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 419 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 89	BTN pullups are great, but are no supstitute for regular pullups. The work the muscle in different ways and are both effective exercises. I would still do both. By the way, if you havent tried this already, do it: HAMMER GRIP PULLUPS __________________ B3457 daß Scheiße

10-11-2005, 04:39 PM	#16
datruodb Pro Stature Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 326 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 70	BTN pull ups- downs? What are those??

10-11-2005, 05:36 PM	#17
Just_Shruggin Amateur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 68 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	Yep, I also do hammer grip pull-ups all the time. In answer to datruob, BTN (behind the neck) pull-ups are basically just regular pull ups, but instead of pulling your chest to the bar, you pull your head under the bar. I'm fully aware that my description prolly sucks, so here. http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/excer...%20theneck.htm -Shruggin __________________ Balls to the Wall: Shruggin's New Journal http://ironmass.com/forums/showthrea...857#post142857

10-11-2005, 06:01 PM	#18
UNLVmike New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 17 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	Whats up guys, I notice quite a few people from the "old" hangout. Anyways, BTN chins are great... however, right now my favorite lat exercise has to be my hammer grip chins.

10-11-2005, 07:31 PM	#20
SDFlipStyle Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: RAF Lakenheath, England Posts: 52 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	tried to do a btn chin today..... no luck. i'll get one, one of these days!

10-12-2005, 01:11 AM	#25
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,204 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 537	how do you do a btn chin up? __________________ R I P

10-12-2005, 01:48 AM	#27
LaggingBiceps Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 246 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 81	i really need to buy a chinup bar. :o i feel so left out at these chinup/pullup threads

10-12-2005, 02:09 AM	#29
ExtremistPullup New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: From NY now in Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 18 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	I saw a guy in the gym doing pulldowns behind his neck all the way down to the middle of his back (light weight) he did 12 reps I really wanted to go up to him and sayWTF????

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