2-3 finger pullups

[jb21]

Anyone ever do 2 or 3 finger pullups?
I had seen some pics of people doing them and wanted to see how much different it felt (and the difficulty level). So I tried them last night.
The 3 finger ones really werent much different from reglar ones, but the 2 finger were much harder (for me at least).
I may add these in for a grip finisher sometimes now. I guess it would be neat to be proficient at them.

[koltz]

3 finger as in 3 fingers on one arm, 2 fingers on one arm and one on the other or 3 on each arm?
Yesterday I surprised myself when I tried to pull with two fingers per arm... and it worked

Which two fingers are we talking about.
I can do a few pull ups with index and middle fingers. I can't do with ring and pinky. Also any three is possible. A friend of mine injured his fingers when he was experimenting with this few years ago. So be carefull guys.

[jb21]

yes, I am referring to 2 fingers for each hand, but both hands simultaneously. And yes, the index and middle finger for the 2-finger version.

[koltz]

Yep I can do pullups with any combination oof fingers except my thumb and pinky. takes soem concitration...

Moutain climbers do it all the time. It's a matter of progressing just like anything else.
I don't think the finger is designed to suppor the body weight, but with training it is possible. My concern is that not everyone has the patience for slow progress.

I would work on hanging with different finers first.
If you can hang with 2 finger for a while you will be able to do pull ups on 2-3 fingers.
I think besides lessening the strength, you also confuses the nervous system. It begins to think "What do I contract, what do I not contract?" and in mean while less motor units are recruted and strength is lessened.

[koltz]

It's not like people are doing them all the time , finger pullups are indeed just show or self trail , hard grip is important and finger hangs are oen of the best ways to do it

But the stronger individual finger is the stronger overall grip will be.

[99benmoore]

I would love to be able to do a little finger one armed chinup!

slightly off topic but has anyone tried no handed pullups/chinups before? - eg. curling the wrist over the bar.

[koltz]

I would love to be able to do a little finger one armed chinup!

slightly off topic but has anyone tried no handed pullups/chinups before? - eg. curling the wrist over the bar.
a great way to ruin your wirst.. don't bother working for it that hard if you can do it great but I belive in gripping as hard as you acn with all youve got instead of a bunch of fingers...

[99benmoore]

I would love to be able to do a little finger one armed chinup!

slightly off topic but has anyone tried no handed pullups/chinups before? - eg. curling the wrist over the bar.
a great way to ruin your wirst.. don't bother working for it that hard if you can do it great but I belive in gripping as hard as you acn with all youve got instead of a bunch of fingers...

Aye not actualy that great a conditioning exercise... but an awesome party trick/bragging material :D

[Mike456]

Anyone ever do 2 or 3 finger pullups?
I had seen some pics of people doing them and wanted to see how much different it felt (and the difficulty level). So I tried them last night.
The 3 finger ones really werent much different from reglar ones, but the 2 finger were much harder (for me at least).
I may add these in for a grip finisher sometimes now. I guess it would be neat to be proficient at them.
you have to have a a good grip strength compared to your BW to be able to do 3 finger pull-ups, thats if you can already do regular pull-ups, try doing some farmers walks, to get your grip strength up, or hanging with one hand or two hands (depending on your current grip strength) from a towel that is wrapped around a pull-up bar

[99benmoore]

http://www.nicros.com/New%20Training%20Center/Pic%27s/two_finger_hangboard.jpg

rock climbing training ftw.

[plancheismine]

http://www.nicros.com/New%20Training%20Center/Pic%27s/two_finger_hangboard.jpg

rock climbing training ftw.
o cool you can stick your fingers in diffent slots! is that you?
and your index and middle finger do most of the pull anyway....

[99benmoore]

http://www.nicros.com/New%20Training%20Center/Pic%27s/two_finger_hangboard.jpg

rock climbing training ftw.
o cool you can stick your fingers in diffent slots! is that you?
and your index and middle finger do most of the pull anyway....

no its not me but im loving the lean back development

[plancheismine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CVeLG8qyms&mode=related&search=
check that out!

[Pryrates]

she used 4 fingers...

But I think my fingers are too valueable to me for that ;-)

[plancheismine]

4 all together but two for each hand good for the grip

[Mock]

I actually started doing these aswell. With 2 fingers Index and middle then I do 3 fingers with pink, ring, middle. I feel after doing both my grip has improved.

I also use the lat pull downs with light weight using only my finger tips I feel more isolation on these.