Exercise Guide
Towel Pull-up
A pull-up gripping towels over the bar instead of the bar itself. Same pull, brutal grip demand.
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Form
Start
Mid
End
Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Details
Primary Muscle
Lats
Equipment
Other
Difficulty
Advanced
Category
Strength
Force
Pull
Mechanic
Compound
Secondary Muscles
BicepsForearms
How to Perform
- 1
Hang two towels over a pull-up bar, roughly shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Grip one towel in each hand near the bottom and hang with your arms straight.
- 3
Pull until your hands reach chest height, keeping your shoulders down.
- 4
Lower under control to a full hang.
Tips
- ★Grip will fail long before your back does - that is the point, and why reps will be low.
- ★Grip lower on the towels for a longer range and a harder hold.