mixed grip chin-up
mixed grip chin-up exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: lats. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- lats
- Muscle group
- biceps
- Body part
- back
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
biceps, forearms
How to perform
- Grab the pull-up bar with an underhand grip (palms facing towards you) and your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended and your feet off the ground.
- Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
- Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.