Exercise Guide

Close Grip Chin-Up

beginnerRecommendedPrimaryCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Close Grip Chin-Up

Lats Body Weight

beginner

Category

back

Body Part

back

Equipment

body weight

Target

lats

Instructions

  1. 1

    Grab the pull-up bar with your palms facing towards you and your hands shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your feet off the ground.

  3. 3

    Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, keeping your elbows close to your body.

  4. 4

    Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

BicepsLatsForearms

Movement Data

Role

Vertical Pull

Pattern

pull

Priority

10/10

Variation Rank

1

Workout Split

pull

Classification

General

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