Pull-Up
Pull-ups are foundational pulling strength for calisthenic bodyweight athletes. You want to be sure to activate the entire shoulder girdle throughout the movement. Lats begin the movement, which then moves into the triceps, and ultimately into the biceps.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats, Biceps, Forearms
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Pull-up Bar
Pull-Up
- Begin from approximately a shoulder-width dead hang on a pull-up bar with an overgrip (palms away).
- With a straight body and without the use of any momentum pull your chin over the bar, at a minimum.
- Pause briefly at the top before descending in the same controlled fashion.
- Keep your glutes and abdominals engaged throughout each rep.
- Exercise: Negative Pull-Up
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats, Biceps, Forearms
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Pull-up Bar
- Exercise: L Chin-Up
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Middle Back, Lats, Biceps, Forearms, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Equipment: Pull-up Bar
