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Pull-Ups

The upper-body rank divider. Chin over bar or it didn't happen.

Bodyweight Beginner Lats
Pull-Ups demonstration, photo 1 Pull-Ups demonstration, photo 2

How to do Pull-Ups

  1. Grab the bar just wider than shoulder width, palms facing away.
  2. Pull from a dead hang until your chin clears the bar.
  3. Lower all the way back to straight arms. That's one.
Where reps get stolen

Half hangs. Starting from bent arms cuts the hardest third of the rep — dead hang is the standard.

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