How to perform Close Grip Chin-Up (Bodyweight)

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Close Grip Chin-Up (Bodyweight)

Also known as: Close Grip Chin-Up (Bodyweight).

Narrow grip chin-up

How to perform this exercise

Take a narrow underhand grip without straining the wrists and hang with the legs still.
Pull upward by driving the elbows down, keeping legs and torso quiet rather than reaching with the chin.
Lower slowly until the arms are long again within a comfortable shoulder range.

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Progressive overload

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