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Chest-to-bar pull-up

A pull-up with more range: not the chin but the lower chest touches the bar. Elbows travel far back, the trunk leans away. A step toward the muscle-up.

Level
Advanced
Equipment
Pull-up bar
Measure
reps
Tempo
1-1-2-0 (down, pause, up, pause)
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Technique

  1. Start from a full hang, initiate with the shoulder blades.
  2. Drive the elbows back and down, chest comes to the bar, eyes slightly up.
  3. Touch the bar with the sternum, pause, lower slowly.

Common mistakes

  • Kipping for the extra centimetres: the range should come from strength.
  • Reaching the chin for the bar instead of the chest.
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