one arm chin-up
one arm 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
- Stand facing a pull-up bar with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Reach up and grab the bar with an underhand grip, with one hand gripping the bar and the other hand holding your wrist for support.
- Hang from the bar with your arm fully extended, keeping your body straight and your core engaged.
- Pull yourself up towards the bar by bending your elbow and squeezing your back muscles.
- Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar, then slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch arms and repeat.