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Post by Curtis "Smash" Klashinsky on Jul 21, 2006 10:49:40 GMT -5
i've been hearing alot about armwrestlers doing chinups to help with their armwrestling.
Figured I would ask, how many of you do them?
Question. I want to setup setup something at home here and I have a few questions as well.
Would it be best to get the chin-up handles made Thicker like 2" perhaps?
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Would it be best to have it setup so that when you are doing them that your palms would be both facing Your face OR would it be best to have it setup where you would have 2 handles and your palms would be facing each other like on one of the new ArmTV clips?
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2006 ARM TV Cribs with Dan Fortuna, Long Island NY, includes Tom Nelson and Travis Bagent (27 min) #589
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Post by Rej Allain on Jul 21, 2006 12:36:47 GMT -5
I don't know if it's the best way to do them,but I do them on a 2" bar with my palms facing my face. Personally, I have made alot of progress doing them like this.
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Post by Mr. Espey on Jul 21, 2006 20:41:56 GMT -5
I used to... and will again. Hammer grip.
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Post by outlawstu on Jul 22, 2006 1:04:00 GMT -5
i find chin up's do help alot i also use 2inch bar i lift up the forks on the fork lift and use a 2inch bar  |
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Post by austinslater on Jul 22, 2006 1:54:47 GMT -5
I use a 2" bar and do palms facing and they have seemed to help my lock. I do just the top half of the range of motion. I like these and with palms facing as well. Kehler talked about using a rope and turing your hands in at the top similar to a hook and this is what I use the most.
Austin
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Post by Brian Kehler on Jul 22, 2006 4:09:28 GMT -5
towels and ropes are great
thick bar is good
some people (ie. Engin) have said they do them flat fingers on wood like 2x4's
some do them with revolving handles
I like hammer grip the best as well
I'm sure a nice mix of all types would be a reasonable approach
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Post by Curtis "Smash" Klashinsky on Jul 22, 2006 11:58:29 GMT -5
GREAT!
Thanks for the replies guys.
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Post by Terry Palaschak on Jul 23, 2006 14:48:58 GMT -5
I set up a 1 1/2 inch bar in sort of a horseshoe shape. Its kind of hard to describe its shape other than it is close to the same shape as an easy curl bar with a 90 degree bend on each end with it sticking out about a foot from the beam I attached it to. This way I can do chin-ups from several different angles, including palm in palm out and palm sideways. I found that by having the bends in the bar set up so that when I'm doing chins with my palms facing me it put my wrists on just a slight enough angle that it took the pressure off the inside of the elbows that was occuring with doing them with a straight bar.I have found that since I started using this bar my arms aren't as sore after doing several sets of chins.
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