Lats · Body weight · Intermediate

How to do Rocky Pull-up Pulldown

The rocky pull-up pulldown is a bodyweight exercise targeting the lats, with secondary emphasis on the biceps and forearms. It involves pulling the body up to a bar and lowering it under control, requiring significant upper body strength and coordination.

Rocky Pull-up Pulldown demonstration
Primary muscle
Lats
Also works
Biceps and Forearms
Equipment
Body weight
Level
Intermediate
Category
Back

How to do Rocky Pull-up Pulldown, step by step

  1. Stand in front of a pull-up bar with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Reach up and grab the bar with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  3. Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your body straight.
  4. Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
  5. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Rocky Pull-up Pulldown works your lats as the main mover, with help from your biceps and forearms.

Track Rocky Pull-up Pulldown in SPLYT

Rocky Pull-up Pulldown is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.

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