# Ring Pull-Up

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

Also known as: Ring Pullup, Gymnastic Ring Pull-Up, Rings Pull-Up, Ring Pull-Ups, Pull-Up on Rings, Gymnastic Rings Pull-Up

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Gymnastic Rings

## Technique

1. Set the rings above your reach, and grip them overhand or neutral, hanging with straight arms.
2. Pull the shoulders down and engage the lats.
3. Pull your chest toward the rings, turning the palms in as you rise.
4. Lower slowly to a full hang.

### Cues

- Keep the rings close and steady.
- Squeeze the glutes and abs.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the rings swing apart.
- Shrugging at the bottom.
- Kicking the legs for momentum.

## Alternatives

- [Pull-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/pull-up)
- [Ring Chin-Up](https://heatsy.app/ex/ring-chin-up)