Close-Grip Chin-Up
Expert Advice
Keep your elbows close to your body to emphasize bicep involvement and maintain tension on the muscles throughout the exercise.
How-to-do Steps
- Grab the bar with a close grip, hands about 6 inches apart.
- Hang from the bar with your arms fully extended.
- Pull yourself up by squeezing your lats and biceps until your chin is above the bar.
- Slowly lower yourself back to the starting position with control.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Details
Primary
Lats30%
Secondary
Biceps15%
Forearms15%
Shoulders15%
Traps15%
Chest10%
Equipment
Special Bar
Exercise Type
Strength
