One hand underhand on the bar and the other on a towel wrapped round it, the body pulled up until the chin clears the bar: the bar arm carries most of the load, a step from the two-hand chin-up toward pulling on one arm.
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Pull-up family
Towel one-arm chin-up
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One hand underhand on the bar and the other on a towel wrapped round it, the body pulled up until the chin clears the bar: the bar arm carries most of the load, a step from the two-hand chin-up toward pulling on one arm.
DemandHard
Equipment requiredPull-up bar + Other / check instructions
Muscle focusBack · Biceps · Forearms · Shoulders
The figure gets into position, then repeats the movement. Technical checks passed; qualified exercise review is pending.
Watch this variation on the 3D figure above: it gets into position, then repeats the movement.
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How to move
Wrap a towel round the bar beside one hand; grip the bar underhand with that hand and the towel just under the bar with the other.
Pull up until the chin clears the bar, the bar arm doing most of the work.
Lower all the way to long arms; swap the hands on the next set.
Form cues
Grip the towel hard so it doesn't slip.
Keep the body from twisting toward the bar hand.
As it gets easier, hold the towel lower down.
Practice and cautions
No universal dose is assigned. Choose a manageable amount for your current capacity, leave room for controlled repetitions, and allow recovery. A clinician’s individual plan takes priority.
This is movement education, not an assessment or treatment prescription. Stop for sharp or increasing pain, dizziness, numbness or tingling; seek individual guidance for symptoms, injury or restrictions.
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