Wide grip rear pull-up exercise demonstration
Wide grip rear pull-up

Exercise

Wide grip rear pull-up

Wide grip rear pull-up is a demanding exercise. It trains back.

Muscles
BackBicepsForearms

Detailed explanation

Grab the pull-up bar with a wide overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your body straight.

Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Grab the pull-up bar with a wide overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.

  2. 2

    Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your body straight.

  3. 3

    Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.

  4. 4

    Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.

  5. 5

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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