Chin Ups

Sean Skahan

We are making a small change to the way that we are performing Chin Ups and Pull Ups in our program. Similar to the RKC or "Tactical" Pull Up, we are now trying to engage our scapula depressors and retractors as well as get our abdominals involved by keeping the legs straight and bringing the toes towards the shin before performing the movement. What I have found is that lats and the abdominals are recruited more. This is going to be a permanent change for all of our vertical pulling exercises.

The first 2 reps on the video would be the chin ups we were doing, while the next reps would be the newer variation.

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