Neutral-grip pull-ups

Sets, reps and RIR

Load is fixed, so progress by adding reps first, then by slowing the lowering phase, then by adding weight.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Lats.

Secondary: Biceps, Upper back, Forearms.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Pull-ups med nøytralt grep
• Svenska Chins neutralt grepp
• Dansk Pull-ups neutralt greb
• Deutsch Klimmzüge im Neutralgriff
• Español Dominadas agarre neutro
• Italiano Trazioni a presa neutra
• Português Barra fixa pegada neutra
• Русский Подтягивания параллельным хватом
• Français Tractions prise neutre

Related back exercises

• Deadlift (barbell)
• Romanian deadlift (barbell)
• Barbell row
• Pendlay row
• T-bar row
• Shrugs (barbell)

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