Because of the differences in grip, chin-ups mainly work muscles in the front of your body, whereas pull-ups focus on the back muscles.
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Armpit Pain During Pull-ups

Armpit pain from pull-ups may be due to muscle injuries in your teres major and latissimus dorsi muscles. Here’s how to ...
Build strength and muscle in your back and biceps muscles, and improve pulling power using the bodyweight row. Here's how, according to a personal trainer.
The fitness world has rediscovered pull-ups as a foundational movement for achieving total body transformation. This versatile exercise, once viewed as a basic strength test, is now an integral ...
A Surrey man has broken the world record for the number of muscle-ups completed in 24 hours. Charlie Rose, from Lightwater, ...
Kipping pull-ups are great for increasing your speed and building muscle. Here's how to do the exercise safely. “Since you’re using momentum to execute the kipping pull-up, you generally perform more ...
Your chest may not be the first muscle group that comes to mind when you think about pull-ups—but if you want to lift your body with control, you can’t skip it. A strong chest helps you stabilize your ...
David Lloyd George completed 2,002 muscle-ups in a 24-hour period, surpassing the previous record by 276. A muscle-up is an advanced bodyweight exercise that combines a pull-up and a dip into a single ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Strength training in general has big benefits for women over 50, from preventing muscle loss and ...
If you're looking for fitness inspiration, take cues from Milind Soman, who recently shared a glimpse of his workout routine ...
UPDATE: First-year doctoral physics student David Lloyd George broke the Guinness World Record for the most muscle-ups completed in 24 hours. Lloyd George finished 2,002 muscle ups — 276 more than the ...