Pull Up (Normal)
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Pull-Up Bar
- Rings
HOW TO PERFORM
- Hang from the bar, hands just outside the shoulders.
- Pull the chest toward the bar, driving the elbows down.
- Lower under control to a full hang.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Lats
Secondary
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Traps
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Neutral Grip Pull Up
- Pull Up (Normal)
- Ring Pull Up
- Wide Grip Pull Up
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