The Congruent Chin Up

http://www.amazon.com/Congruent-Exercise-Weight-Training-Easier/dp/1467930415...

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[we8have8no8name8]

Excellent.

In my humble opinion i think your approach combined with a Rennaissance Exercise 10/10 lifting and lowering cadence will change exercise forever....for those who have eyes to see or for those who can break free from conventional bodybuilding brainwashing.

All the best to you

Thanks again

[optimalex]

@we8have8no8name8

Don't know about "change exercise forever", but thanks.

I agree with not heaving or dropping, but 10/10 lifting and lowering is not very practical with the ranges I suggest.

[optimalex]

You might be right. My thought was the bottom position is a lot more problematic, and more commonly abused ("full range of motion", kipping chinups, etc.)

I'd consider protecting the bottom position to be far more important than the crunch at the top; although the traps and other scapulae retractors fatiguing prematurely would still come into play.

[optimalex]

Reduces the moment arm (makes it easier) where the lats are getting weaker (weaker range of the lats' torque curve). Also, I don't think I say "actively crunch" (or maybe i did), but the idea should be to "allow" a crunch. Since the lats connect pelvis to the arms, crunching is the natural movement; notice when people do sloppy crunches, the body uses the lats to pull the elbows forward to complete the crunch. You could try to keep the abs relaxed, but you would be fighting the natural flow.

[statisticool]

Great instruction!

[1511924]

christopher walkin sure knows a lot about chinups

[greenpokerchip]

I just can't see how the GH joint extends when you do a chin up. I'm so fuckin lost with my review. haha

[greenpokerchip]

I'm reviewing for the biomechanics of the shoulder. And hopefully, I can find in your video my answers to the GH joint related questions.

[ProPlayMaker]

Isn't the grip shown a semi-pronated grip rather than a semi-supinated grip? Isn't a semi-supinated grip about halfway between a neutral grip and a supinated grip?

[tehmightybaron]

The advice on the chin up in this vid seems to favor the neutral grip, could you still apply this to say a a pronated grip not going to wide or close in hand distance, or would it be best to just stick with the neutral grip for this exercise.

[MarioNucci27]

@optimalex Just curious- would the crunch at the top put someone at risk for subacromial impingement? It seems like the scapula are anteriorly tilted versus a posterior tilt if someone were to keep the arch during the exercise. That scapular position seems risky. Would you modify this with someone with shoulder issues?

[ozakariya]

Bill, what's the purpose of the crunch at the top of the movement?