Shape Up for Summer: Choosing the Right Pull-up Style for You

Which results in the better workout, deadlift pull-ups or kipping? Or how about overhand and underhand grips? We take a look at three pull-up varieties in our Patch Tip video.

Posted Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 7:53 pm ET|Updated Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 2:28 am ET

While the fitness world debate about the best type of pull-up rages on, CrossFit Relentless of West Hartford shows us three different takes on the pull-up, including overhand and underhand grip and the kipping pull-up technique.

Check out the video above to see the demonstrations on this classic exercise.

For more info on CrossFit Relentless, visit the business's website or Facebook page.

And to see photos of a recent competition at TriMountain CrossFit in Durham, which is a part of the CrossFit Relentless family, visit photographer David B. Newman's site, Photo By Newman.

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