Commando Pull-up (female)

Commando Pull-up demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Stand under the pull-up bar with your body oriented perpendicular to it
  • 2Reach up and grip the bar with one hand in front of the other, fists facing each other
  • 3Pull yourself up until your shoulder reaches the bar
  • 4Lower yourself back down in a controlled manner
  • 5Repeat the process, alternating the leading hand

Tips:

  • Engage your oblique muscles when pulling yourself up
  • Always keep your body perpendicular to the bar throughout the exercise
  • Avoid swinging or using momentum to pull yourself up
  • Focus on pulling with your back muscles, rather than your arms

Commando Pull-up Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs