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Chin-Up

Muscles worked

  • Lats
  • Biceps
  • Rear Delts
  • Forearms

How to do it

  1. Hang from a bar with an underhand grip at about shoulder width
  2. Pull your elbows down toward your ribs until your chin clears the bar
  3. Lower yourself all the way to straight arms

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