Assisted Chin Up

Equipment: Bodyweight

Assisted Chin-Up

Description

The assisted chin-up is an excellent exercise to build upper body strength, targeting the back and biceps. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Set the assisted chin-up machine to the desired assistance level.
  2. Stand on the platform or place your knees on the pad, depending on the machine design.
  3. Grab the chin-up bar with an underhand grip (palms facing you), hands shoulder-width apart.
  4. Begin the exercise by pulling yourself up until your chin is above the bar.
  5. Pause briefly at the top, squeezing your back and bicep muscles.
  6. Slowly lower yourself back to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Primary Muscles

  • Latissimus Dorsi

Synergistic Muscles

  • Brachialis
  • Brachioradialis
  • Infraspinatus
  • Teres Minor
  • Trapezius Lower Fibers
  • Trapezius Middle Fibers