Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

This isnt really related to any training plan so gen con seemed best place. I see a lot of people use these 2 terms interchangibly and some profess one is done one way and the other is done the other or vice versa. Just looking for opinions as its bugging me lol I dunno if there is an offical distinction.

Chin ups - Palms inwards, when your at the top palms should be facing your face.

Pull ups - Palms outwards, when your at the top the back of your hand should be facing your body.

Thats what I've always thought they were and all my mates thought they were, but dont mind standing corrected if its offically the other way around anyone know?

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

Opposite way round mate.
Chins- palms away from you.
Pullups- palms facing you.

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

Correct afaik.

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

You're right mate. Chin ups are typically closer grip, palms facing you. Pull ups typically have a wider grip and palms are away from you.
Pulls are meant to be better for back width and chins for thickness due to the closer grip (same principle as cable rows for example).
Personally I do chins as I like they way they hit arms hard too but I swap them around.

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

chin up - palms facing you, close grip, biceps... 'chin' up.. doing it this way you can only get your chin up you couldnt go any higher
pull up - palms facing away, wider grip, lats... you end up in a higher postion past the chin up at the top of the movement

you were correct

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

lol - well I'm confused now then !

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

Haha 2 camps already dont mind if I'm wrong though I mean the differences between them in terms of muscles used are clearly obvious and it doesnt stop you doing both, just always wondered if I had the terms right!

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

Palms facing towards you are heaves.
Palms facing away from you, well I call pullups.

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

dont be confused hes wrong

one way to get round it... say wide grip pull ups, or bicep pull ups/narrow pull ups. people cant handle the word chin

 

Pull-ups and Chin-ups - The difference

no lad

chins - palms facing you close grip - this generally hits biceps more
pullups - palm facing away, wide grip - this generally hits lats more