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chin-up
chin-up is a common strength training exercise. Below are form tips, steps, and demos.
Steps
Step 1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing towards you and your hands shoulder-width apart.
Step 2. Engage your core and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.
Step 3. Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
Step 4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
Muscles & body parts
Primary muscles
lats
Secondary muscles
bicepsforearms
Primary body parts
back
Common mistakes & warnings
Form & control
Avoid momentum and excessive swing; keep core stable; match breath to movement; control the eccentric phase.
Control breathing and core; keep a steady tempo.
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