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Close Neutral-Grip Pull-Up

Also: chin ups (narrow parallel grip)

Main
Upper back
Secondary
BicepsForearms
Equipment
Body weightPull-up bar
Level
Intermediate
Movement
Vertical pull

How to do it

  1. Hang from a pull up bar with a narrow parallel grip, palms facing towards you.
  2. Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bar, keeping your elbows close to your body.
  3. Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım