Lying pull up

Muscles used:

Latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, trapezius, shoulders, biceps, glutes, core


Equipment

Smith machine, or other suitable height bar

Description

Lay under the bar and take a shoulder-and-a-half width hold. Bring the body into a straight line by squeezing the glutes.

Maintaining a straight line through the body, pull yourself upwards to bring the mid-line of the chest up to the bar.

To reduce the intensity of this exercise, increase the height of the bar. Gravity will have less of an effect the closer towards vertical you become.

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