Assisted Parallel Close Grip Pull up

Muscles involved

Back

How to do it

1. Stand in front of the assisted pull-up machine and grip the parallel handles. 2. Kneel on the platform with your arms extended. 3. Pull your body upward until your elbows are parallel to the floor. 4. Lower in a controlled manner to the starting position and repeat.

Equipment required

Máquina de apalancamientoMáquina

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Latissimus dorsiBrachialBrachioradialisPosterior deltoidLevator scapulaeTeres majorTeres minorTrapezius middle fibersTrapezius upper fibers

Tips

- Keep your core activated and avoid swinging your legs to propel yourself. - Lower in a controlled manner, resisting gravity to work the eccentric phase. - Direct your chest towards your hands, not your head, when going up.

Difficulty