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Wide-Grip Pull-Up
- Main muscle
- Lats
- Muscle group
- Back
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
How to do it
- 1Grip the bar well outside shoulder width, palms facing away.
- 2Hang with arms fully extended and shoulders engaged.
- 3Pull yourself up until your chin clears the bar.
- 4Drive your elbows down and slightly out throughout the pull.
- 5Lower yourself slowly back to a full hang.
Coaching cues
- Wide grip
- Chin over the bar
- Control the descent
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