Exercises / Intermediate
Commando pull-ups
- Biceps
- Lats
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 2
- Equipment
- Pull up bar
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into a pull-up bar with a mixed grip.
Position your body so that your hands are in front of your face in a neutral grip, rather than having one hand in pronation and the other in supination.
Perform pull-up repetitions.
Alternate the position of your hands in each set.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Biceps
Lats
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength30
- Explosivity0
- Technique20
- Cardio5
- Mobility10
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