# Weighted Neutral-Grip Pull-Up

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

Also known as: Weighted Neutral-Grip Pullup, Weighted Hammer Grip Pull-Up, Weighted Parallel-Grip Pull-Up, Loaded Neutral-Grip Pull-Up, Weighted Neutral Pull-Up, Neutral Grip Weighted Pull-Up, Weighted Neutral-Grip Pull-Ups

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
- Weight Belt or Vest

## Technique

1. Attach a weight with a belt, then grab the neutral (parallel) handles of a pull-up station.
2. Hang with straight arms and shoulders pulled down.
3. Pull your chest toward the handles, driving the elbows down.
4. Lower slowly to full extension.

### Cues

- Build up the load gradually.
- Elbows to the ribs.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the weight swing.
- Stopping at less than full arm extension.
- Adding load too fast.

## Alternatives

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