Close Grip Pullups / Chinups
- Step up to the bar and grasp it with your palms facing you and arms close together.
- Your arms should be fully extended.
- Cross your ankles and bend your knees,
- Pull your body up until your elbows are completely bent and close to your body, reaching your chin to the bar.
- Lower your body until your arms and legs are fully extended in the starting position.
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Close grip pullups / chinups is a gym exercise that targets lower back and also works biceps and forearms and upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Kettlebell one-legged deadlifts, one arm barbell rows and seated lean backs / chair crunches. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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