FitNessieHow to do it
- Grip the bar with your palms facing you, about shoulder width apart.
- Hang with your arms fully extended.
- Pull until your chin is over the bar or the bar touches your upper chest.
- Lower with control back to straight arms.
Key cues
- Chest up, look at the bar
- Drive your elbows down
- Start from a full hang
- Lower slower than you lift
Common mistakes
- Cutting the hang short at the bottom
- Not getting your chin over the bar
- Leaning far back or swinging to get up
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Lats
- Secondary
- Biceps, rear delts and forearms
Equipment
Pull-up bar.
