Chin up programming variability

[jkw]

I've recently added chin ups to my programming and have been doing sets across increasing weight (assisted at the moment) which seems to be working fine for me. Before I added them I double checked the SS book for advice on programming and searched the forums here a bit and what surprised me was the variety in advice for programming them. Even the book lists several alternatives and suggests trying them all.

So my question is, why is there so much variability in programming chins for novices? All the other primary lifts in the book have the one simple LP programming, with the only difference being increment or recovery time.

[Mark Rippetoe]

The variability in programming comes from the highly variable ability of many people to be able to perform them. They are very difficult at heavy bodyweights, and often the best chin-up program is the paleo diet.

[joosejpr]

best chin-up program is the paleo diet.

[snicker] Mark, there you go again! You're such a shill for the organic food industry. You make me sick!

/sarcasm

[Kregna]

In my mind (and I could be wrong) mark's preference was higher rep bodyweight chin ups (3 to failure in the pp book?) but since then he's seen other people, maybe even some from the forum, do well with weighted chin ups, so he suggests them both

He does it with the press: tells you to try breathing at the top and bottom and see what you like best

To me it comes across that his preference is the higher rep chin ups and breathing at the bottom of the press, though

[algunos hombre]

... often the best chin-up program is the paleo diet.

Hmm, that's probably also a good program for a lot of folks chasing a Bodyweight Press, don't ya think?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Sure. The Pussy Approach. It will appeal to several people on this board.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Hmm, that's probably also a good program for a lot of folks chasing a Bodyweight Press, don't ya think?

Ha! Although there are 5 of us with bodyweight + presses (lightest being 190lbs) that are on some paleo-ish grub. Paleo isn't the problem, being a pussy is the problem.

OP, I like an intensity day- weighted chins and a volume day- body weight chins for most of my clients., but most of them are no longer novices.

[Eric K]

Sure. The Pussy Approach. It will appeal to several people on this board.

Someone is wearing his grumpy pants today.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Someone is wearing his diaper today.

[hamburgerfan]

Someone is wearing his diaper today.

Is it me?