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The chin-up (also known as a chin or chinup) is a strength training exercise. People frequently do this exercise with the intention of strengthening muscles such as the latissimus dorsi and biceps, which extend the shoulder and flex the elbow, respectively. In this maneuver, the palms are faced towards the body. It is a form of pull-up in which the range of motion is established in relation to a person's chin.
Muscles
Primary muscles
- Biceps
- Lats
Secondary muscles
- Brachialis
- Trapezius
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: admin, wgerjhn, BFad07, wger.de, jptjptjptjpt, clafal). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).