Technique
- Grab a bar with one hand and with the other hand grab a strap looped around the bar.
- Perform a Chinup, while aiming to use as little assistance as possible from the strap.
- Repeat on both sides.
Form tips
- Start with the working arm fully extended and finish with the arm fully bent and your head above the bar.
- Control the descent the whole way; do not let yourself fall into the bottom position.
Logging: Repetitions done on one side.
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
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
Progressions
One-arm-chinup
Herculean
Rings one-arm chinup
Herculean
One-arm pullup
Herculean
Variations
Strap-assisted one-arm pullup
Advanced
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