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@neuestestament If you really are a beginner, be careful about negatives. They are very rough on your muscles, and you will have, at least, serious DOMS tomorrow. Try one. If you fall down with little control, you are not ready for them. Keep progressing through rows, getting more horizontal...

@neuestestament Rows 2, Pull-up negatives When I reached 3 sets of 7 negatives of about 8-10 seconds I was able to do my first chin-up!

@dawn16 I guess so! Don't forget vertical pushing (like dips) and pulling exercises

@depeche_mode In the conclusion of the paper, the authors focus almost only on testing. For example: It's known that there's a relation between velocity and maximal load. So, you can assess both your progression towards a heavier pull-up and towards more reps, only by measuring the velocity of...

@jamesm1978 I edited one in. Sorry for not doing in the first place.

@dreamshippieslove We're probably related!

@patrick8 Yes, you are right. No forearm muscle activity was measured.

@dreamshippieslove Small nose?

@missymckibben It was quite an interesting conclusion. It makes sense that core activation is higher with scapulas adducted, but I always did them in protraction as you're saying. Honestly, I don't know in what is this advice based on.

@halleluyah Thanks, I'll change the link in my reply!

@godspell Push-ups I can't say, but nose size is correlated with height, so pull-ups should be harder for people with large noses!

@dawn16 Yes! Other article: Electromyographic analysis of muscle activation during pull-up variations. They compared pull-up, chin-up, rope pull-up and neutral grip. Mostly similar, however more activation of mid trapezius during eccentric phase on pull-up. The conclusion: EDIT: changed link...

@erinandrew That's correct. 50% half of shoulder width and 150% one and a half.

@mph Exactly right! Thanks

@coconut23 Fair point. My goal was not to provide a complete guide to core training, although I see how it would be useful. I searched pubmed and tried to summarized the papers I found more interesting or with information I never found before.

What’s the “core”? Huxel Bliven et al The “core,” also referred to as the lumbopelvic-hip complex, is a 3-dimensional space with muscular boundaries: diaphragm (superior), abdominal and oblique muscles (anterior-lateral), paraspinal and gluteal muscles (posterior), and pelvic floor and hip...

@lambo53 Thank you! I'll try to write about push-ups next time, but there's a lot published!

@quake It's possible... This is a single study, and it's not showing a higher number of lesions comparing a group that does chin-ups and a group that does pull-ups. It's just a theoretical hypothesis. Personally, if I was doing a lot of volume, I would avoid chin-ups. But I don't think the...

@dawn16 You're welcome! It's the kind of thing I can't just go with someone's feel or opinion... As I was doing the research anyways, it's not hard to compile for you guys.

@ellie21 Regarding chin-ups, it appears the problem is the external rotation, and it's more noticeable in the hanging and starting phases. For wide pull-ups, there's an interesting concern: