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Chin-Up

A powerful upper-body exercise focusing on biceps and back.

Chin-ups are a great compound exercise for building upper-body strength, focusing on the biceps and lats (latissimus dorsi).

How to do Tips

Body Part: Back
Level: Intermediate
Muscles: Biceps
Lats
Modality: Compound
Direction: Pull
Equipment: Pull-up bar
Goal: Strength
,
Endurance

How to do:

1. Grab a pull-up bar with a supinated grip (palms facing you), hands shoulder-width apart. 2. Hang with your arms fully extended and your body straight. 3. Pull yourself upward by engaging your biceps and back until your chin clears the bar. 4. Slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position. 5. Repeat for 8–12 reps per set. 6. Complete 3-4 sets.

Tips:

- Keep your elbows close to your body for better biceps engagement. - Use a controlled motion to avoid swinging. - Focus on pulling with your biceps and back. - Exhale as you pull up and inhale as you lower down.

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