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Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups

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vim1471 Total Posts : 53 Reward points : 2422 Joined: 27/04/2009 Status: offline Read my TROG	Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups 22 October 2009 16:51 (permalink) Anyone reccomend something different to working the back to shape the V-Taper Done Wide grip chin ups and using machine. was thinking using cables, i.e doing holdng cables from above head and bringing them down so that their far out by the sides. kinda like opening a book movement so that cables are going cross ways ?
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strikalite Total Posts : 2200 Reward points : 4146 Joined: 16/09/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups 22 October 2009 17:00 (permalink) So what was wrong with pull-ups mate? Nothing beats pull-ups IMO..
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naththebeast Total Posts : 4826 Reward points : 3441 Joined: 17/06/2008 Location: Brighton Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups 22 October 2009 19:24 (permalink) lat pull downs, straight arm push downs.
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Re:Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups 23 October 2009 13:57 (permalink)

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So what was wrong with pull-ups mate? Nothing beats pull-ups IMO..

I agree, if pull-ups are too easy for you then get a weight belt and add weights to it.
Make sure you are going as far down as you physically can and make sure your chin goes over where your hands are.

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musso24 Total Posts : 8 Reward points : 1675 Joined: 21/10/2009 Location: Wolverhampton Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups 23 October 2009 14:02 (permalink) How about Lat Pulldowns with a close grip? Also what about a parallel grip? Age 24 5' 11" 65kg Bench Press Max - 85kg Squat Max - 70kg
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vim1471 Total Posts : 53 Reward points : 2422 Joined: 27/04/2009 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Alternative to Wide Grip Chin Ups 24 October 2009 16:04 (permalink) what are parallell grip ? also i didnt think doing close grip lat pull downs worked the same area like wide grip did ? i find it hard lifting myself up on chin ups so i use the machine.
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