Would you consider chin ups as resistance training?

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October 25, 2012 at 4:14 pm #4905

Nadya Topalovaivan
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Hi all,I was on my way to the gym today, running a bit late I almost found myself in a horrible traffic jam. I decided I don't want to spend an hour in the car and get frustrated and all nervous, so I turned back and went to do some chin ups and pull ups on a bar in my neighborhood. I did 5 set of chin ups - 49 reps total,then 2 sets pull ups - 20 reps total,all in exactly 21 minutes.I don't do them all that often, but when I do, I try to maintain as good of a form as I can. I'll say 90-95% perfect form. Slow and controllable.So, would you consider this resistance training? Any thoughts?

October 25, 2012 at 4:50 pm #96323

guitarjon
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Those are great exercises to do, but I'd try and make a longer workout from it. You could throw in some inverted rows if there's a convenient spot to do them. Pull-ups and chin-ups aren't easy, so I'd consider them resistance for sure, but you're a bit more limited in how you can progress them, obviously. Those are always a part of my back routine though.

October 25, 2012 at 5:24 pm #96324

Nadya Topalovaivan
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Pull ups are, usually, just a part of my back training (I would do 3-4 sets of them though), however today I only had a bar and that was it. So I just make as much as I could. I'm pretty happy, though, pretty nice pump and quite a tough workout for 20 min, that is.
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