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How to do Wide Grip Pull-up
The wide grip pull-up is a bodyweight exercise targeting the latissimus dorsi (lats) with significant involvement of the biceps and forearms. It requires hanging from a pull-up bar with a grip wider than shoulder-width, pulling the chin above the bar, and lowering back down with control.
- Primary muscle
- Lats
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Advanced
- Category
- Back
How to do Wide Grip Pull-up, step by step
- Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your hands wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Engage your core and squeeze your shoulder blades together.
- Pull your body up towards the bar until your chin is above the bar.
- Lower your body back down to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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