# Jumping Pull-Up

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/jumping-pull-up

Also known as: Jumping Pullup, Jump Pull-Up, Jump-Assisted Pull-Up, Assisted Jumping Pull-Up

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Pull-Up Bar

## Technique

1. Set a pull-up bar at about chest to head height, so you can jump up into the top position, and grip it overhand.
2. Dip slightly and jump, pulling with your arms as you rise until your chin passes the bar.
3. Pause at the top for a moment.
4. Lower yourself slowly over 3 to 5 seconds until the arms are straight and your feet touch down.

### Cues

- Use the jump only to start.
- Spend most of your effort lowering slowly.

### Common mistakes

- Dropping quickly from the top.
- Using a bar set so high that you land awkwardly.
- Skipping the controlled lowering.

## Alternatives

- [Negative Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/negative-pull-up)
- [Band-Assisted Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/band-assisted-pull-up)