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Old 01-06-2008, 06:11 PM
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Default Pendlay Row and Pull Up Questions...

Alright well here are a few questions I've been wanting to ask for a while. I didn't want to make 2 threads so here goes:

I'm struggling with P.Rows. They do not feel natural to me. I've dropped the weight and tried really focusing on form but I don't know the exact form to use so I'm confused. Do you want to pull the weight straight up with your shoulders directly above the bar? Or do you want to pull more towards your stomach? Seems to me, pulling it straight up to your chest is more back work and the other way is more bicep work. Using intuition I would say that the straight pull using back would be the better way but it feels unnatural to me to do this. Does anyone have any good reading on this pull or good slow videos that show it?


For pull ups...which way should your grip be and how wide? I have been doing them palms towards myself with hands about 12" apart or so but that may be a chin up? Is there a difference? Is a pull up wider grip with palms facing away from your body?

Thanks for all your help/time,

IronWorker
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