Pull up

Muscles worked: Back
Back
🔧 pull up bar ↕ Pull 🔁 reps Difficulty:

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

Technique

How to perform

Begin by gripping a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width, and ensuring a secure thumb position. Engage your core and retract your shoulder blades to properly position your lats. Pull your body upwards until your chin clears the bar, then slowly lower with control, maintaining shoulder retraction throughout the movement.

Muscles Worked

Latissimus Dorsi
Secondary: Biceps, Traps, Rhomboid, Infraspinatus

Tips

Extend through the full range of motion, lowering completely and rising until your chin is above the bar. Lower yourself deliberately to maintain control and reduce stress on your joints. Position your hands a bit wider than shoulder-width for a balanced and secure grip.

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