Intermediate exercise

Wide-Grip Pull-up

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Bodybuilding
  • Calisthenics
  • Progression milestone

Technique

How to perform Wide-Grip Pull-up

  1. Take a wide overhand grip on a stable pull-up bar.
  2. Hang with your arms extended and your torso controlled.
  3. Pull upward by bending the elbows and driving them down, bringing your chin toward or above the bar.
  4. Pause briefly without swinging or reaching with your neck.
  5. Lower under control to the extended-arm starting position before the next repetition.

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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