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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Lats

Equipment Required

Chair

Experience Level

Beginner

Force Type

Pull

Secondary Muscles

Biceps, Middle Back, Forearm

Exercise Description

The chair pull up exercise builds your upper body pulling strength using just a sturdy chair. It targets your lats, biceps, and middle back while being perfect for home workouts.

How To

1. Place a sturdy chair against a wall and lie underneath it on your back 2. Grab the seat edges with an overhand grip, arms fully extended 3. Pull your chest up toward the chair seat, squeezing your shoulder blades together 4. Hold the top position briefly, feeling the chair pull up exercise work your lats 5. Lower yourself slowly back to the starting position and repeat for desired reps

Form Tips

• Keep your body straight like a plank during the entire chair pull up movement • Pull with your back muscles, not just your arms for better results • Control the lowering phase - don't just drop down quickly • Make sure your chair is sturdy and won't slide during the chair pull up exercise

Common Mistakes

• Using momentum to swing up instead of controlled pulling motion • Letting your hips sag or pike up during the chair pull up exercise • Gripping too wide or too narrow on the chair seat edges

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