Exercise
Pull-Up / Chin-Up
Back, body weight
A bodyweight pulling exercise that develops lat and upper body strength using a hanging bar.
Steps
- Stand under a pull-up bar and grip it with your chosen grip (overhand for pull-up, underhand for chin-up).
- Hang at full arm extension with shoulders engaged.
- Brace your core and pull your chest up toward the bar by driving elbows down.
- Clear the bar with your chin or chest as you squeeze your lats.
- Lower yourself under control to the starting hang position.
Grab a pull-up bar with either a pronated (overhand, pull-up) or supinated (underhand, chin-up) grip slightly wider or narrower than shoulder width as desired. Start from a dead hang, retract your shoulders, and pull your chin above the bar using your back and arms. Control your descent back to the bottom.
In the app, search for Pull-Up / Chin-Up and add it to a workout.