For pull-ups, use a grip that'll allow your wrists to rotate
naturally. Here's why.
Most people stop doing high frequency pull-ups because of an
elbow injury. Sometimes the problem surfaces in the shoulder. In either case,
the culprit is the same: the pull-up or (even more troublesome) the chin-up
from a fixed bar.
When you pull in the vertical plane your wrists naturally
want to rotate. How much they rotate depends on your skeletal structure and
soft tissue mobility. Regardless, your wrists never want to be locked in place
for this exercise. This is simple to verify. Work up to a 3-rep pull-up max
from rings and watch what your wrists do – they'll never stay fully pronated on
their own.
If the wrists can't naturally rotate, the stress goes
straight to the elbow, leading to pain and inflammation. Then the shoulder will
join the pain party. If you observe shoulder movement when a guy does a pull-up
from a fixed bar it looks the same as when he does it from rings. However,
there are small biomechanical changes when the wrists can't rotate. You might
not be able to see a difference, but you'll eventually feel it when an
underlying dysfunction rears its ugly head as shoulder pain.
The Next Best Thing
Neutral Grip Pull-Up
Now, if you can't get access to rings, TRX straps, or
handles that rotate, the next best option is to do pull-ups with a neutral
grip. The hammer grip (palms facing one another) is easiest on the elbows.
Fattening the grip takes additional stress off the elbows.
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