Chin-Up
- Stand underneath a chin-up bar with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Reach up and grasp the bar with an underhand grip, with your palms facing towards you and your hands shoulder-width apart.
- Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your shoulders relaxed.
- Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, keeping your elbows close to your body.
- Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
- Pause briefly at the top of the movement, then slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position.
- Repeat.
Primary Muscles
- Lat
Secondary Muscles
- Bicep
- Forearm - Inner
- Rotator Cuff - Back
- Rotator Cuff - Front
- Shoulder - Back
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