Pull-ups chin-ups are one of the best exercises to increase upper body strength. They force you to lift your own body-weight without the use of heavy machine equipment. Unfourtenly they are also one of the most challenging exercises.

The grip is the major difference between Pull-ups & Chin-ups

• Pull-ups: Palms facing away. Less biceps, more back. Harder.
• Chin-ups: Palms facing you. More biceps, less back. Easier

Take a look at monkeys and apes in the wild. They're in far better shape than human beings. They have greater endurance and flexibility, and they possess far superior strength. The exercises that resemble what these primates do most are pullups and chinups

Monkeys and apes that climb trees for a living work with their own bodyweight. They don't lift weights or use machines. And so, is it any wonder that a 60 pound chimpanzee has 3x the strength of an athletic male - While a gorilla has the strength of 10 Olympic weight lifters?

• Build Muscle Mass: Pullups & Chinups force you to lift your own bodyweight. This stresses your body, building the muscles of your arms & back

• Grappling Strength: Pullups & Chinups help any sport which involves gripping, grappling & pulling

• Decrease Shoulder Injury: Pullups prevents muscle imbalances.

• No Warm-up This is vital to prevent shoulder injury, but also to raise the body temperature; increase metabolic activity; quicken the heartbeat and breathing rate; and prepare the muscles and nervous system for exercise.

• Not Straightening the Arms: Start from a dead hang with straight arms

• Half Rep: Chin not over the bar is a big mistake since you're muscles do not work as hard as they should

• Using Body Momentum: kicking with your legs or basically using any means possible to get your chin over the bar

Bodyweight Pullups...

• 15 = Decent

• 25 = Good

• 35 = Very Good

• 45+ = Physical Badass!!

One Arm Pullups...

• 1 = Good

• 5 = Very Good

• 10 = Physical Badass!!