# Weighted Chin-Up

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

Also known as: Weighted Chinup, Weighted Underhand Chin-Up, Loaded Chin-Up, Chin-Up With Weight, Weighted Chin-Ups, Belt Chin-Up, Dip Belt Chin-Up, Added-Weight Chin-Up, Weighted Chin-Up with Belt

Body region: Back, Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Pull-Up Bar
- Weight Belt or Vest

## Technique

1. Attach a weight with a belt or hold a dumbbell between the feet, then take an underhand shoulder-width grip on the bar.
2. Hang with straight arms and shoulders pulled down.
3. Pull until your chin passes the bar, keeping the weight still.
4. Lower slowly to a full hang.

### Cues

- Add weight in small steps.
- Keep the legs still and the core tight.

### Common mistakes

- Swinging the weight.
- Adding load before you can do clean bodyweight reps.
- Cutting the range at the bottom.

## Alternatives

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