Pull Up

Pull Up

A pull up is a compound, upper body, body weight exercise that targets your body's pull muscles. This exercise requires a pull up bar or other object that you can hang beneath.

 
 

Instructions

How to perform a Pull Up:

Grasp the pull up bar with an overhead grip, with your hands over the bar and approximately shoulder width apart. Hang from the bar with your arms completely straight.
  • Grasp the pull up bar with an overhead grip, with your hands over the bar and approximately shoulder width apart. Hang from the bar with your arms completely straight.

    Grasp the pull up bar with an overhead grip, with your hands over the bar and approximately shoulder width apart. Hang from the bar with your arms completely straight.

  • Bend your elbows and pull your chest up towards the bar. Your legs should remain still.

    Bend your elbows and pull your chest up towards the bar. Your legs should remain still.

  • Raise your body up until your shoulders are above the bar.

    Raise your body up until your shoulders are above the bar.

  • Extend your arms to lower your body back down.

    Extend your arms to lower your body back down.

  • Lower down in a controlled manner so that you are back in <1/position 1>.

    Lower down in a controlled manner so that you are back in position 1.

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