Technique
- Rest your feet on an elevated surface, so that they are placed higher than your hips.
- Pull yourself up, keeping the torso upright to imitate the body position of a standard pullup.
- The legs can bend or stay straight, whichever works best for you.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Chest
- Serratus anterior
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres major
- Biceps brachii (short head)
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Pectoralis minor
- Rhomboid major
- Middle trapezius
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Progressions
Pullup
Intermediate
Neutral grip pullup
Intermediate
Chinup
Intermediate
Rings pullup
Intermediate
Regressions
Leg-assisted pullup
Novice
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Band-assisted rings pullup
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Pullup eccentric
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Half pullup
Intermediate
Hinge row
Novice
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