Strength

Weighted Pull Up

Strengthen your upper body with the Weighted Pull Up exercise. It boosts back and arm muscles, improves grip strength, and enhances muscle definition by lifting your body with extra weight.
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Weighted Pull Up instructions
Step-by-step instructions
1
Secure a weighted belt around your waist. Attach the desired amount of weight.
2
Stand on a raised surface with the pull-up bar within your reach.
3
Grab the bar with both hands, spaced out slightly wider than the width of your shoulders.
4
Pull your body upward, bringing your chest as close to the bar as possible.
5
Lower yourself back down in a controlled manner, until your arms are almost fully extended but not completely straight.
Secure a weighted belt around your waist. Attach the desired amount of weight.
Stand on a raised surface with the pull-up bar within your reach.
Grab the bar with both hands, spaced out slightly wider than the width of your shoulders.
Pull your body upward, bringing your chest as close to the bar as possible.
Lower yourself back down in a controlled manner, until your arms are almost fully extended but not completely straight.
Equipment needed
Bands
Barbell
Battle Ropes
Bench
Bosu
Box
Cables
Dip Bar
Dumbbell
EZ Curl Bar
Hex Bar
Kettlebell
Ladder
Machine
Pull-Up Bar
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Muscles used
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Back
Front
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