Wide Pull Up

Name: Wide Pull Up — demonstration
Uploaded: 2026-07-02T19:57:37Z
Description: Reach up and take hold of a pull-up bar with a wide overhand grip (palms facing forward). Your hands should be more than shoulder-width apart but not too wide.

Reps Only

Details

NameWide Pull Up

EquipmentPull-up Bar

Primary MuscleLats

Auxiliary MusclesUpper Back, Biceps, Forearms

Instructions

1Reach up and take hold of a pull-up bar with a wide overhand grip (palms facing forward). Your hands should be more than shoulder-width apart but not too wide.
2Draw your shoulders back, brace your core, and lift your feet off the floor to suspend yourself in the air. Keep your feet together or bend your knees and interlock your lower legs.
3Inhale and pull yourself up in one fluid motion. Go up until your chin is over the bar and hold for a moment while exhaling.
4Lower with control yourself and inhale.