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Originally Posted by Pazuzu
Chinups (underhand) are arm strength, pullups (overhand) are back strength, and a VERY specific set of muscles that are almost never used by any other workout. Only rowing works those same back muscles. I knew people who could do 20, 30 perfect clean pullups but not 20 or 30 pushups, because they trained that one specific set of back muscles.
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This is interesting and thanks for posting. I know why I could do 5 pull-ups now, I've been hauling around 13' steel girders, industrial rack ends and 5x16 sheets of aluminum. Have used my back a lot.
Either that or I still retain all the strength in my back from rowing 35 years ago.
Looking forward to chin-ups today. Those were always easier for me back in the '70s Presidential Fitness Tests.