wide grip pull-up

A back exercise targeting the lats, performed with body weight.

wide grip pull-up demonstration
wide grip pull-up — demonstration

Body part

Back

Equipment

Body Weight

Target muscles

Lats

Secondary muscles

Biceps, Forearms

How to do wide grip pull-up

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your hands wider than shoulder-width apart.

  2. Engage your core and squeeze your shoulder blades together.

  3. Pull your body up towards the bar until your chin is above the bar.

  4. Lower your body back down to the starting position with control.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Lats

Secondary

BicepsForearms

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