Chin-up

Execution Guide

  1. Grip the bar with hands shoulder-width apart, palms facing toward you.
  2. Hang with arms fully extended and shoulders engaged.
  3. Pull yourself up by driving your elbows down and back.
  4. Continue until your chin clears the bar.
  5. Lower yourself slowly to full arm extension.

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 interval48-72 hours

Goal

Build the biceps and lats with a supinated grip pull

Difficulty

Intermediate

Burn (10m)

60-80

Equipment

Pull-up Bar

Anatomy

Primary
Latissimus DorsiBiceps Brachii
Secondary
BrachialisLower TrapeziusCore