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Assisted Pull-up
Muscles involved
Doing the Assisted Pull-up on a Lever machine or Machine gives you total control over the tension applied to your Back. This exercise fits remarkably well at various stages of your workout routine. Use it at the beginning as part of your dynamic warm-up to activate your lats and mobilize your shoulders safely. Alternatively, program it as a main strength movement where you gradually reduce the counterweight as you build capability towards unassisted variations. Finally, using it as a session finisher allows you to safely push your back muscles to complete exhaustion without worrying about failing mid-rep under heavy bodyweight load.
How to do it
1. Grip the bar with an overhand grip wider than your shoulders and let your body hang with your arms extended. 2. Keep your body straight and contract your lats to lift yourself as much as possible while lowering your elbows. 3. Lower slowly until fully extending your arms. 4. Repeat the movement for the required number of repetitions.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Initiate the movement by contracting your lats, not your arms. - Keep your legs stable to avoid swinging. - Lower completely to take advantage of the range of motion.
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