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gorilla chin
gorilla chin is a common strength training exercise. Below are form tips, steps, and demos.
Steps
Step 1. Hang from a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your arms fully extended
Step 2. Engage your core and pull your body up while shifting your weight toward one side
Step 3. Bend the arm on that side, driving your elbow toward your ribs while keeping the other arm mostly straight
Step 4. Continue pulling until your chin rises above the bar on the bent-arm side
Step 5. Lower yourself back down with control, then repeat the movement, shifting your weight to the other side
Step 6. Alternate sides with each repetition.
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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