FitNessieHow to do it
- Grip the bar with your palms facing away, a little wider than shoulder width.
- Hang with your arms fully extended.
- Pull until your chin is over the bar or the bar reaches your upper chest.
- Lower with control back to straight arms.
Key cues
- Chest up, look at the bar
- Shoulder blades down and back
- Drive your elbows down
- Start from a dead hang
Common mistakes
- Kipping or swinging for momentum
- Stopping short of full range of motion
- Dropping quickly on the way down
- Pulling with the arms instead of the back
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Lats
- Secondary
- Biceps, rear delts and forearms
Equipment
Pull-up bar.
