PhilinKY

I heard once that chin-ups are much better when you can hang on the bar and your feet are off the ground. (In other words, the bar is out of reach unless you jump for it.) Is there any truth to this? I'm 6'4" and was thinking about buying a door-mounted bar for my office, but of course, I'd have to keep my knees bent. Would I be better off just doing chin-ups from my garage rafters?

strawser9

As long as you don't touch the ground it doesn't matter. Try not to kick yourself up as well.