will chin ups improve sprinting speed?

I was thinking it might develop a stronger upper body but how important is strength in the upper body for speed?

What about with women as well as my friend wantes to start chin ups.

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Reply 1

rock_ten

I doubt that improving at chin ups will improve your sprinting ability at all.

Reply 2

Riddy

So a strong upper body doesn't really matter for sprinting?

Reply 3

max_e_muscle

rock_ten

I doubt that improving at chin ups will improve your sprinting ability at all.

Wrong
Upper body stregnth greatly affects your sprinting speed. You get a lot of drive from your arms. Which is why anyone who has had any sprinting experience and coaching will know to pump their arms, especially at the start of the race.
To the op, I would do more than just chin-ups, although they do work the back as well which is good

Reply 4

rock_ten

I doubt that improving at chin ups will improve your sprinting ability at all.

ashley710

all very nice, but as far as I can see none of that relates to what I quite carefully said.

Reply 5

focusST

ever seen an olympic sprinter with small arms?

Reply 6

Riddy

My friend though is naturally small and slim, 5ft, size 6 tiny waste and really slim so would chin ups improve her speed (she can only do 2 chin ups at the moment) or would it be a waste of time, as her arms are not going to get that much bigger. ?

Reply 7

max_e_muscle

A general upper body workout (not just one mind) would be beneficial. Just doing chin-ups - not so much

Reply 8

Riddy

ok, so chins, press ups and sit ups? I can't think of any decent leg exersises to improve leg power that can be done at home.

Reply 9

TomX

Riddy

ok, so chins, press ups and sit ups? I can't think of any decent leg exersises to improve leg power that can be done at home.

Maybe she should get advice from a coach, it just seems as though you don't know that much.

Reply 10

focusST

jump squats and jump lunges, they are fairly hard and will build power.

Reply 11

Riddy

TomX

Maybe she should get advice from a coach, it just seems as though you don't know that much.

Well what should I know? Is this not what the fitness thread is for, I thought people on here might know.

Reply 12

Sakapaka

ROTFL you are not very smart are you.

Reply 13

Riddy

Longtrousers

ROTFL you are not very smart are you.

How come? Is it the way I worded my post or what?

Reply 14

Sunofnight

Longtrousers

ROTFL you are not very smart are you.

Its people like you who don't know much, people who do tend to understand that some people are new to running/gym and offer advice. You don't even know how to train for a marathon and your not new at it lol at least riddy's thread started some debate.

Anyway like most people have said upper body strength is important for sprinting so yea chin ups, press ups and crunches will help but make sure you have high intensity and a low number of reps don't go past 10 for chin ups, if you can do over this get a weight belt. From your other thread im guessing you are practicing your sprinting technique and doing flying starts and all that.

Reply 15

horrorboy

lmao I don't know how he can call this thread when everyone knows how to train for a marathon

Reply 16

Sakapaka

buahahahaah, just because i don’t know how to train for a marathon does not mean i don’t know what i am talking about. I am a Scottish champion at the 100m sprint.