TRX Pull-Up
A bodyweight exercise using suspension straps! Modify intensity easily, build strength, and improve your back & core.
The TRX Pull-Up is a compound exercise that mainly works the back and biceps, with help from the traps. You'll need: suspension trainer.
Required Equipment

TRX Pull-Up Muscles Worked
Primary
Lats (latissimus dorsi); Biceps (biceps brachii)
Secondary
Rhomboids (Shoulder Blade) (rhomboids, major & minor); Mid Traps (trapezius, middle fibers)
TRX Pull-Up Variations and Alternatives
How to do the TRX Pull-Up
Start by securing a suspension trainer system from an overhead anchor point. Adjust the handles so that when you're hanging, they're about chest height.
Stand underneath the suspension trainer and grab the handles with an overhand grip, your palms facing away from you.
Walk your feet forward, allowing your body to lean back. Keep your body straight and stiff from head to heels, like a plank.
Pull your body up by driving your elbows down to your sides and trying to bring your chest towards the handles. Squeeze your back muscles as you pull yourself up.
Once you've pulled yourself up as far as you can go, with the handles near or beside your chest, hold the position briefly.
Lower yourself back down with control to the starting position.
Repeat for desired reps and sets, maintaining proper form throughout.
Remember to engage your core to stabilize your body, and avoid swinging during the exercise. Adjust the difficulty by walking your feet backward (to make it easier) or forward (to increase difficulty), thus changing the angle of your body to the ground.
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TRX Pull-Up FAQs
What muscles does the TRX Pull-Up work?
The TRX Pull-Up mainly works the back and biceps, with help from the traps. The main muscles are the latissimus dorsi and biceps brachii.
What equipment do you need for the TRX Pull-Up?
Suspension trainer.
Is the TRX Pull-Up a compound exercise?
Yes. It's a compound movement, meaning it trains several muscle groups at once rather than isolating one.
What workout day should the TRX Pull-Up go on?
It belongs on pull day in a push/pull/legs routine.
What are some TRX Pull-Up variations and alternatives?
Similar exercises include the Inverted Strap Row, TRX Bar Supination Stretch, TRX Power Pull and TRX Close-Grip Chest Press.
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