Towel pull-up

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

Orbit

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How to do it

Setup: Loop two towels over the bar and grip one in each hand.
Pull up while squeezing the towels hard
Lower all the way

Muscles worked

Towel pull-up: 3D figure mid-rep with the lats and forearms highlighted

Lats · main
Forearms · main
Biceps

Equipment

Pull-up bar

Alternatives

Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all towel pull-up alternatives.

Active hangPull-up bar
One-arm hangPull-up bar
Archer pull-upPull-up bar
Assisted pull-up machineAssisted pull-up machine
Band lat pulldownResistance bands
Band-assisted pull-upPull-up bar and Resistance bands

More lats exercises

Barbell rowBarbell
One-arm dumbbell rowDumbbells and Flat bench
Seated cable rowSeated row machine
Lat pulldownLat pulldown
Straight-arm pulldownCable machine
Pull-upPull-up bar

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