How to do the Pull-Up
- Take an overhand grip on the bar slightly wider than shoulder width.
- Hang from the bar with elbows straight and legs still beneath you.
- Set your shoulders down away from your ears before starting the pull.
- Drive your elbows down and pull your chest upward toward the bar.
- Continue until your chin clearly passes the bar without craning your neck.
- Lower under control until your elbows fully straighten and shoulders fully open.
- Reset in a dead hang before beginning the next repetition.
Common mistakes
- Kipping or swinging through reps
- Stopping short of full hang
- Reaching chin with neck
- Shrugging shoulders at the bottom
- Half reps above midpoint
Form cues
- Start from dead hang
- Drive elbows down
- Chest up to bar
- Keep legs quiet
