Chin-Up
Chin-Up: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: body only. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentbody only
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- lats, biceps
- Secondary muscles
- forearms
How to do it
- Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing towards you and your hands shoulder-width apart.
- Engage your core and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
- Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.