Neutral-Grip Pull-Up

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How to do it

Using parallel handles with palms facing each other, pull until your chest reaches handle height while keeping the elbows driving straight down past the ribs.

Muscles worked

Primary: back · Also works: biceps, forearms

Equipment

Pull-up bar, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Flaring the elbows out, which loses the shoulder-friendly advantage of the neutral grip
• Leaning far back so it turns into a row instead of a vertical pull
• Treating it as easier and rushing the reps rather than controlling the descent

Variations

• Towel-over-the-bar neutral pull-up
• Weighted neutral-grip pull-up with a dip belt

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Pull-Up
• Chin-Up
• Single-Arm Lat Pulldown

Related exercises

• Pull-Upback
• Lat Pulldownback
• Barbell Bent-Over Rowback
• Single-Arm Dumbbell Rowback
• Resistance Band Rowback
• Inverted Rowback