FitNessieHow to do it
- Grab the parallel handles with your palms facing each other.
- Hang with your arms fully extended and your feet off the floor.
- Pull until your chin is over the handles, keeping your chest up.
- Lower under control to a full hang.
Key cues
- Palms facing each other
- Start from a dead hang
- Chest up
- Elbows drive down
- Chin over the handles
Common mistakes
- Stopping short of full arm extension at the bottom
- Pulling only partway so the chin stays below the handles
- Dropping down instead of lowering with control
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Lats
- Secondary
- Biceps, rear delts and forearms
Equipment
Pull-up bar with neutral grip handles.
