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Strength exercises Β· Upper body
Neutral grip pull-up
Difficulty Pull-ups and pulldowns
How to perform it
Pull-up with a neutral grip (palms facing each other, parallel handles). A compromise between the pull-up and chin-up β back and biceps involved about equally. Easier on the shoulders than a pronated grip.
Equipment
No equipment (bodyweight)
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Biceps
- Brachialis (not on the surface map)
- Forearm flexors
- Lats
- Mid and lower traps
- Rhomboids (not on the surface map)
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Pull-ups and pulldowns
Exercise family Β· pattern: Pull-ups and pulldowns
1 family Β· 7 variationsDifficulty
- Lat pulldown
- Banded chin-up
- Banded pull-up
- Chin-up
- Neutral grip pull-upCurrently viewing
- Pull-up
- Rope pull-up
Difficulty describes how demanding the execution is. It is not a recommended training order.