Wide-Grip Pull-Up

Danish: Pull-up med bredt greb

Movement pattern

Vertical pull

Equipment

Pull-up bar

Main muscles

Latissimus dorsi

Also works

Brachialis, Trapezius (lower fibres), Deltoid (posterior part), Rhomboid major, Rhomboid minor, Teres major

Stabilisers

Flexor digitorum profundus, Flexor digitorum superficialis

Muscle groups

Back

Level

Advanced

Type

Compound, pull

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Shoulder: moderate

Related exercises

Belongs to: Pull-Up

Alternatives: Lat Pulldown

Variation of: Pull-Up

Harder version of: Pull-Up

Other names

German: Klimmzüge (weiter Griff) · Spanish: Dominadas (agarre ancho) · French: Tractions (prise large)

Liftosaur: Wide Pull Up, Bodyweight · wger: Pull-Ups (Wide Grip)

Also called: Wide-Grip Overhand Pull-Up, Wide-Grip Pronated Pull-Up, Wide-Grip Pull Up, Wide-Grip Pullup

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