# Machine-Assisted Wide-Grip Pull-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/assisted-wide-grip-pull-up-machine

Also known as: Assisted Wide-Grip Pull-Up, Assisted Wide-Grip Pull-Up Machine, Assisted Wide Pull-Up, Wide-Grip Assisted Pull-Up

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major
- Helps: Deltoid, Trapezius, Rhomboids, Biceps, Brachialis, Brachioradialis
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

## Equipment

- Assisted Pull-Up / Dip Machine

## Technique

1. Select the assistance weight and take the wide handles with an overhand grip.
2. Kneel or stand on the platform with the arms straight and the shoulders pulled down.
3. Pull your chest toward the handles, elbows flaring out and down.
4. Lower slowly to straight arms.

### Cues

- Pull the elbows toward the floor.
- Keep the chest up.

### Common mistakes

- Jerking up with the legs.
- Shrugging toward the ears.
- Doing half reps.

## Alternatives

- [Machine-Assisted Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/machine-assisted-pull-up)
- [Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/pull-up)