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Animated demonstration of the chin-up exercise, targeting the Lats using Body weight.

chin-up

Body part
Back
Equipment
Body weight
Target muscle
Lats
Secondary muscles
bicepsforearms

Instructions

  1. Step 1: Hang from a pull-up bar with your palms facing towards you and your hands shoulder-width apart.

  2. Step 2: Engage your core and pull your body up towards the bar, leading with your chest.

  3. Step 3: Continue pulling until your chin is above the bar.

  4. Step 4: Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

  5. Step 5: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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