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Bar Muscle-Up

Muscles worked

  • Lats
  • Chest
  • Triceps
  • Biceps

How to do it

  1. Hang from the bar with a firm overhand grip
  2. Swing slightly and pull the bar explosively toward your hips while leaning your shoulders over it
  3. Once your chest is above the bar, press down to straight arms, then lower back under control

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