Parallel bars uprise

Muscles worked: Chest, Shoulders, Upper arms, Back
ChestShouldersUpper armsBack
🔧 Parallel bars ↕ both 🔁 reps Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Start in a swing below the bars with straight arms. As the swing reaches its highest point behind you, pull and push down hard through the hands to rise into a straight-arm support. Finish upright with the shoulders down.

Muscles Worked

Pectoralis MajorTricepsLatissimus DorsiAnterior Deltoid

Tips

Time the push to the top of the backswing. Keep the arms straight until the final press. Stay tight through the core so the swing stays controlled.

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