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Wide Grip Pull-up

An exercise for the Back - correct movement demonstrated with detailed steps.

Body partBack Target muscleLats EquipmentBody Weight

Step by step

  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

Lats (primary)BicepsForearms

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