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Strength exercise

Weighted Chin-up

How to do it

  1. Hang from a bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
  2. Engage your core and pull your body up until your chin clears the bar.
  3. Focus on squeezing your biceps at the top.
  4. Lower yourself back down with control to a full hang.
  5. Avoid swinging or kipping.
  6. Keep your shoulders down and back throughout.

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 Biceps exercises

1 Arm Half Kneeling Lat PulldownAssisted Pull-up MachineBand Pull-up (Assisted)Band PulldownBand RowBand Upright Row
Type
Strength
Equipment
Pull-Up Bar
Primary muscles
Latissimus Dorsi, Biceps
Measured in
Reps and weight