Lats · Body weight · Intermediate
How to do Mixed Grip Chin-up
The mixed grip chin-up is a bodyweight exercise targeting the lats, with secondary emphasis on the biceps and forearms. It involves pulling your body up to a bar using a mixed grip, which challenges grip strength and upper body pulling power.
- Primary muscle
- Lats
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Back
How to do Mixed Grip Chin-up, step by step
- Grab the pull-up bar with an underhand grip (palms facing towards you) and your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your feet off the ground.
- Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
- Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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