# Chin-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/chin-up

Also known as: Underhand Pull-Up, Supinated Pull-Up, Close Supinated Pull-Up, Chin-Ups

Variation of: [Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/pull-up)

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Biceps
- Helps: Deltoid, Infraspinatus
- Holds: Teres Minor

## Equipment

- Pull-Up Bar

## Technique

1. Hang from the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
2. Pull your shoulder blades down.
3. Pull your chin over the bar.
4. Lower to a full hang.

### Cues

- Keep the chest high and drive the elbows down toward the ribs.
- Start each rep from a controlled, full hang.

### Common mistakes

- Kipping.
- Stopping short of a full hang.
- Craning the neck to get the chin over the bar.