# Close-Grip Pull-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/close-grip-pull-up

Also known as: Close-Grip Pullup, Narrow Grip Pull-Up, Narrow-Grip Pull-Up, Close Grip 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

- Pull-Up Bar

## Technique

1. Hang from the bar with an overhand grip with hands about 5 to 15 cm apart.
2. Pull your shoulders down and brace your abs.
3. Pull your chest toward the bar, driving the elbows down in front of you.
4. Lower slowly to a full hang.

### Cues

- Think of pulling the elbows down to your ribs.
- Keep the chest lifted.

### Common mistakes

- Using a grip so narrow that the wrists hurt.
- Shrugging at the bottom.
- Cutting the range at the top or bottom.

## Alternatives

- [Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/pull-up)
- [Neutral-Grip Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/neutral-grip-pull-up)