Exercises / Beginner
Tornado swing and switch
- Biceps
- Forearms
- Abs
- Lats
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- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 4
- Equipment
- Pull up bar
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Perform a swing on the bar.
When you get to the back, cross your hands so that one is in supine grip and the other in prone grip, this will start a rotation.
When you are back in front of the bar, let go and place both hands in prone grip again.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Biceps
Forearms
Abs
Lats
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength10
- Explosivity25
- Technique35
- Cardio15
- Mobility30
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