Wide grip pull-up

Wide grip pull-up

Difficulty

Advanced

Category

Strength

Target Muscle

Lats

Secondary Muscles

biceps, forearms

Equipment

Body weight

Body Part

Back

The wide grip pull-up is a bodyweight exercise targeting the latissimus dorsi (lats) with significant involvement of the biceps and forearms. It requires hanging from a pull-up bar with a grip wider than shoulder-width, pulling the chin above the bar, and lowering back down with control.

The wide grip pull-up is a bodyweight exercise targeting the latissimus dorsi (lats) with significant involvement of the biceps and forearms. It requires hanging from a pull-up bar with a grip wider than shoulder-width, pulling the chin above the bar, and lowering back down with control.

The wide grip pull-up is a bodyweight exercise targeting the latissimus dorsi (lats) with significant involvement of the biceps and forearms. It requires hanging from a pull-up bar with a grip wider than shoulder-width, pulling the chin above the bar, and lowering back down with control.

How to Do the Wide grip pull-up

How to Do the Wide grip pull-up

How to Do the Wide grip pull-up

Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your hands wider than shoulder-width apart. Engage your core and squeeze your shoulder blades together. Pull your body up towards the bar until your chin is above the bar. Lower your body back down to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Related Exercises

Related Exercises

Alternate lateral pulldown

Archer pull up

Assisted parallel close grip pull-up

Assisted pull-up

Assisted standing chin-up

Assisted standing pull-up

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