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Instructions:

  • 1Stand under the chin-up bar, reach up and grab it with a shoulder-width apart grip, palms facing away from your body
  • 2Lift your body up towards the bar until your chin is above the bar
  • 3Lower yourself in a slow, controlled manner until your arms are fully extended
  • 4Pause briefly at the bottom, then repeat the motion

Tips:

  • Keep your body straight and avoid using your lower body to swing up
  • Focus on contracting your lat muscles during the upwards phase of the movement
  • Breathe out as you pull yourself up, and breathe in as you lower yourself down

Chin-Up Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs