V-bar pull-up
How to do the V-bar pull-up: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Back), equipment (Bodyweight, Pull-up bar) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.
How to do it
- 1
Hang from a V-bar placed over the pull-up bar, chest out, leaning back slightly.
- 2
Pull your torso up with your lats until your chest nearly touches the V-bar, head leaning back slightly.
- 3
Hold for a second, then lower slowly to the starting position.
In a Setline session: 3 sets of 6–10.
Questions
What equipment do I need for the V-bar pull-up?
The V-bar pull-up uses: Bodyweight, Pull-up bar.
Which muscles does the V-bar pull-up work?
The V-bar pull-up works: Back.
How many sets and reps for the V-bar pull-up?
In Setline sessions the V-bar pull-up is programmed as 3 sets of 6–10.
Which Setline styles include the V-bar pull-up?
The V-bar pull-up appears in: Bodyweight.
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