Pull Advanced
Rank #29 of 100
Commando Pull-Up
A pull-up gripping the bar lengthwise so the head passes alternately on each side, adding a strong rotational core demand.
- Equipment
- Pull-up bar
- Focus
- Hang, row and climb
Muscles worked
- Lats
- Biceps
- Obliques
- Forearms
How to do it well
- 1 Grip the bar with hands front-to-back.
- 2 Pull the head to one side, then the other.
- 3 Resist swinging by bracing the core.
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