Technique
- Perform a very explosive pullup.
- At the peak, release your grip and clap your hands together.
- Quickly re-grab the bar and lower with control.
Form tips
- Pull as fast and explosively as possible from a dead hang.
- Do not kip with your legs
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Back
- Biceps
- Forearms
Secondary
- 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
Regressions
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Intermediate
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