2023年9月14日 · What muscles do pullups work? Here, experts explain exactly what muscles you're training when you hit the bar to do the comprehensive upper body exercise.

Read our definitive guide on pull ups! Discover all of the muscles involved, the countless benefits and how to do the perfect pull up.

2023年10月18日 · What muscles do pull-ups work? The main muscles worked during pull-ups are the back muscles, more specifically: Pull-ups also work the teres major, teres minor, infraspinatus, forearms, and core, but to a lesser extent than the muscles above.

2024年9月15日 · Pull-ups, often conflated with chin-ups, are a compound exercise for your upper back. They’ll give you a wide back and thick arms—and we’ll talk about which back muscles they’re best for—but what makes pull-ups even more interesting is how they work muscles you never would have expected.

2023年8月18日 · What Muscles do Pull-Ups Work? Pull-ups are known as a “compound” exercise, meaning that they use multiple joints and multiple muscle groups to move said joints.

2024年10月21日 · Pull-ups primarily target the latissimus dorsi (aka "lats"), the largest upper body muscle (by surface area) [1]. This muscle is responsible for the downward and inward movement of the arms. In addition to the lats, pull-ups also engage the biceps brachii of the upper arms.

2022年11月3日 · Lats (or latissimus dorsi) are among the primary muscles used in a pull-up. They’re a pair of huge muscles across your back and your sides, from the shoulder blades and below, and they work to ...

2024年10月9日 · Pull-ups work over 20 muscles in your body, and the primary muscles involved are the lats and biceps. Pull-ups may also challenge the rhomboids, trapezius, serratus …

2024年8月5日 · Pull-ups work the lats, pecs, shoulders, biceps, triceps, and forearms as well as chest-down muscles like the core, glutes, quads, and hamstrings, says Rivera. “The pull-up is a pretty mighty exercise that uses or engages muscles from just about everywhere in the body."

2024年2月14日 · Engaging a broad spectrum of upper body muscles, pull ups primarily strengthen the latissimus dorsi, biceps, and core stabilizers. Discover the full range of pull ups muscles worked, proper techniques, and variation insights in this guide. Do pull-ups actually build muscle? Is OK to do pull-ups everyday? What is the benefit of pull-ups?