Back · Bodyweight · Compound · Intermediate
Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Lats
- Also working
- Biceps, Upper Back, Shoulders
How to do it
- Grab the pull-up bar with the palms facing forward using a wide grip.
- As you have both arms extended in front of you holding the bar, bring your torso forward and head so that there is an imaginary line from the pull-up bar to the back of your neck. This is your starting position.
- Pull your torso up until the bar is near the back of your neck. To do this, draw the shoulders and upper arms down and back while slightly leaning your head forward. Exhale as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: Concentrate on squeezing the back muscles once you reach the full contracted position. The upper torso should remain stationary as it moves through space and only the arms should move. The forearms should do no other work other than hold the bar.
- After a second on the contracted position, start to inhale and slowly lower your torso back to the starting position when your arms are fully extended and the lats are fully stretched.
- Repeat this motion for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the lats as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.
Other lat exercises
- Underhand Cable Pulldowns · Cable
- V-Bar Pulldown · Cable
- V-Bar Pullup · Bodyweight
- Weighted Pull Ups · Other
- Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown · Cable
- Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck · Cable
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