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Mixed-grip pull-up

A compound exercise for the lats, with help from the biceps, forearms. Equipment: pull-up bar.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: One palm facing you, the other facing away.
  2. Pull the chest to the bar
  3. Switch the grip each set

Muscles worked

Mixed-grip pull-up: 3D figure mid-rep with the lats highlighted

Equipment

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