Strength exercise

Pull-up (Around the World)

How to do it

  1. Grip the bar with an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder width and hang with arms fully extended.
  2. Brace the core and pull your chest up toward the bar, engaging the lats through the initial pull.
  3. At the top of the pull, circle your head and shoulders around the bar in a smooth, continuous arc rather than pulling straight up and down.
  4. Complete the circle and let the pull finish on the opposite side of where it started, finishing with the biceps.
  5. Exhale as you pull and circle, then inhale as you lower back to a full hang.
  6. Keep the circular path wide and controlled, alternating the direction of the circle between reps or sets.

Muscles worked

Latissimus DorsiLarge back muscle responsible for shoulder extension, adduction, and internal rotation. All Latissimus Dorsi exercises
BicepsMuscles located in the upper arm, primarily responsible for flexing the elbow. All Biceps exercises

Related Lats exercises

Type
Strength
Equipment
Pull-Up Bar
Primary muscles
Latissimus Dorsi, Biceps
Measured in
Reps and weight