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Close Grip Chin-Up
Muscles involved
The close grip chin-up pulls you up with palms facing you. It builds your lats and biceps using only your bodyweight.
How to do it
- Grip a pull-up bar with a supinated grip and your hands 3-5 inches apart.
- Hang with your arms completely extended, keeping your abdomen tense.
- Elevate your body, contracting your biceps and lats until your chest surpasses the bar.
- Lower in a controlled manner to the starting position and repeat the movement.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- The close, supinated grip emphasizes bicep work. - Elevate your body until your chin surpasses the bar. - Lower in a controlled manner, resisting gravity.
Difficulty
IntermedioFrequently asked questions
Close Grip Chin-Up: which muscles does it work?
Close Grip Chin-Up mainly works: Back. It also involves: Latissimus dorsi, Biceps brachii, Brachial, Brachioradialis, Posterior deltoid, Levator scapulae, Pectoralis major sternal head, Teres major, Trapezius lower fibers, Trapezius middle fibers.
What is Close Grip Chin-Up good for?
The close grip chin-up pulls you up with palms facing you. It builds your lats and biceps using only your bodyweight.
How do you do Close Grip Chin-Up with proper form?
- The close, supinated grip emphasizes bicep work. - Elevate your body until your chin surpasses the bar. - Lower in a controlled manner, resisting gravity.
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