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Pull Up reverse grip

Primary Equipment
Pull up bar Pull up bar
Target Muscle
Primary
Back Back
Secondary
Biceps Biceps Shoulders Shoulders
Instructions
  1. Hold the bar with your hands at shoulder width
  2. Orient your palms facing forward
  3. Keep your elbows and legs fully extended
  4. Perform the movement by pulling your body upward until your chin passes the bar
  5. Lower yourself in a controlled manner
Tips
  • Avoid swinging your body forward and backward
  • Keep your abdomen and glutes contracted
  • Avoid using momentum or sudden movements
Target Muscle
Primary
Back Back
Secondary
Biceps Biceps Shoulders Shoulders

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3. Pull Up normal grip

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4. Assisted close grip underhand chin up

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