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I love chins and pull ups, and id say i could thank them for 50% of my back/bicep development.

I started a few years ago after reading something , somewhere that arnie wrote,

I did 50 chins/pullups 3 times a week, at first it was like 6 sets of 5 and 5x4,

Every week id progress cutting sets and adding reps. simaular to what kyle's suggesting.

Eventually i added weight on a belt ,

In my opinion its a better way than using a lat pulldown machine , witch unless you have very flexible shoulders its hard to do correctly, ( the amount of people i hear say they cant feel there lats working during a pulldown is ridiculas) .

Another good way to improve chins is to put your barbell in a squat rack alittle less than waist high, grab the bar with your feet stretched out infront of you, keeping your core locked pull your chest towards the bar.

Its a high rep exercise but , incline pull ups have merit for beginners trying to imrove chin up / pull up strength.

This is exactly what I do.
 
I have wondered about this method.

I might give it a try soon too. PB is 20 at 98kg, 15 at 108kg, 165kg total weight chin up.... Bit far off that now though.
 
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