Intermediate exercise

Pull-Up

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics
  • Progression milestone

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Technique

How to perform Pull-Up

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with a palms-away grip and your arms extended.
  2. Keep your trunk controlled and begin the pull without swinging or kicking.
  3. Bend your elbows and draw your upper arms down toward your sides.
  4. Continue until your chin clears the bar without reaching forward with your neck.
  5. Lower yourself under control to the starting hang.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi.

MuscleScoreRole
Latissimus Dorsi1.0Target, Mover
Brachialis0.6Mover
Trapezius0.6Mover
Teres Major0.5Mover
Infraspinatus0.4Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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