Technique
- Place your hands close together on the bar.
- Pull your shoulder blades back and drive your elbows back.
- Go as high as you can.
- Extend your arms on the way down to work the full range of motion.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Biceps brachii (short head)
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Pectoralis minor
- Rhomboid major
- Middle trapezius
- Teres major
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Regressions
Pullup
Intermediate
Rings pullup
Intermediate
Variations
Pullup
Intermediate
Band-assisted rings pullup
Novice
Wide pullup
Advanced
Neutral grip pullup
Intermediate
Chinup
Intermediate
Rings pullup
Intermediate
Pullup eccentric
Novice
Weighted pullup
Intermediate
Band-assisted pullup
Novice
Machine-assisted pullup
Beginner
Wide rings pullup
Advanced
Weighted chinup
Intermediate
Machine-assisted chinup
Beginner
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