chins

THE BASICS Just to make sure that we're on the same page here, the difference between a chin-up and a pull-up is the grip. Incidentally, the pull-up is a type of chin-up, technically. So when I talk about chins, I often mean pull-ups, too. Chins traditionally use a supinated grip (palms facing...

Early in this century, a quiet Jamaica-born New Yorker was bodybuilding’s next big thing. Orville Burke had a startling physique. At 5'10" and 250 pounds, he was seemingly as wide as he was tall. His lats attached high, but spread beneath his broad clavicles, they seemed broad enough for hang...