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Wide Grip Pull-Up
Muscles involved
The wide grip pull-up emphasizes the lats. It builds a wider back and serious pulling strength with your bodyweight.
How to do it
- Grip a pull-up bar with a pronated grip and hands wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Let your arms hang completely extended, shoulders away from your ears.
- Elevate your body until your chin surpasses the bar, contracting your lats and biceps.
- Lower in a controlled manner to the starting position and repeat.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Keep your core activated during the entire movement. - Avoid swinging your body to generate momentum. - Lower in a controlled manner to maximize eccentric work.
Difficulty
IntermedioFrequently asked questions
Wide Grip Pull-Up: which muscles does it work?
Wide Grip Pull-Up mainly works: Back. It also involves: Latissimus dorsi, Biceps brachii, Brachial, Brachioradialis, Teres major, Trapezius lower fibers, Trapezius middle fibers.
What is Wide Grip Pull-Up good for?
The wide grip pull-up emphasizes the lats. It builds a wider back and serious pulling strength with your bodyweight.
How do you do Wide Grip Pull-Up with proper form?
- Keep your core activated during the entire movement. - Avoid swinging your body to generate momentum. - Lower in a controlled manner to maximize eccentric work.
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