Pull-Up Hand Grip Variations

There are plenty of ways to grip the bar — here are just a handful of options.

By Krista Scott-Dixon | Experience LifeMay 1, 2008

5 Pull Up Grip Variations

1. Regular overhand, or pull-up, grip

2. Regular underhand, or chin-up, grip
bar with underhand position

3. Mixed over-underhand grip
bar with mixed grip - one hand in overhand position, opposite underhand

4. Wide overhand grip
bar with overhand wide grip

5. Towel grip (this is an advanced version)
bar with one hand holding a towel looped over the bar with the other in an overhand postion

This was excerpted from “Clear the Bar” which was published in the May 2008 issue of Experience Life magazine.

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