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Commando Pull-up
The Commando Pull-up is a bodyweight exercise that targets the back, with the biceps assisting. Follow the 6 steps below and watch the demo to check your form.
- Target muscles
- Back
- Also works
- Biceps
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Body part
- Back
Step by step
- Grip the bar with a narrow neutral grip, placing one hand in front of the other as if holding the bar like a rope.
- Hang with your body centered under the bar and keep your core tight.
- Pull your body upward toward the bar, bringing your head to the side of the hand that is placed behind.
- Lower yourself back down under control.
- On the next repetition, pull your head to the opposite side by shifting your torso slightly.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
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