Weighted Pull-Up
Step-by-step technique for Weighted Pull-Up, an exercise for lats using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Attach extra weight to a belt or between your feet.
- Hang from the bar with a wide grip.
- Pull up until your chin clears the bar.
- Lower under control to straight arms.
Coach tip: Add weight only once you can do many bodyweight pull-ups.
Muscles worked
Primary: Lats
Secondary: Biceps, Upper Back
Weighted Pull-Up is a strength exercise that loads the lats using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Lats
- Secondary
- Biceps, Upper Back
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength