Monkey Bars / Climbing Frame
How to Do Monkey Bars / Climbing Frame
- Taking a firm grip with both hands on the starting bar, slowly step off the foot platform.
- When confident in your grip, gently swing your body back and forth.
- As your body swings forward release your weaker hand from the starting bar and transfer the weight to your stronger hand (still on the starting bar).
- Reach across to the next bar with your weaker hand and take a firm grip.
- Transferring the weight to your now forward hand, bring your stronger hand either to the same bar, or to the bar ahead to complete one ‘step’.
- Repeat this process to either reach the end of the bars, or to complete the desired reps.
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Monkey Bars / Climbing Frame Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Monkey Bars / Climbing Frame targets forearms and middle back / lats and upper back & lower traps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: full gym.
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