Chin-up

Intermediate
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How to Do It

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing towards you and your hands shoulder-width apart.
  2. Engage your core and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
  3. Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Range of Motion

Full dead hang to chin above the bar.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • ×Using momentum or kipping to get up
  • ×Not lowering all the way down (half reps)
  • ×Flaring the elbows outward

Prescription

3Sets
10-15Reps
Rest interval60-90 sec

Goal

Build the biceps and lats with a supinated grip pull

Body Part

Back

Equipment

Body Weight

Muscles Worked

PrimaryLats
Secondary
BicepsForearms