Exercise
Machine-Assisted Chin-Up
Also known as: assisted standing chin-up, assisted chin up machine, gravitron chin up, counterweight chin up
Machine-Assisted Chin-Up is a compound exercise for the lats. Main target: lower lats. Also works: biceps and forearm flexors. Equipment: machine.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Set the counterweight on the assisted pull-up machine and grasp the handles with an underhand, shoulder-width grip; place your knees on the platform.
- Pull yourself up until your chin clears the handles, keeping the elbows in front of your body.
- Squeeze the biceps and lats at the top.
- Lower under control to a full hang and repeat.
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