The sternum chin-up is a challenging exercise that targets your upper body, particularly the lats, biceps, and core. The goal is to touch the bar with your lower chest, increasing the range of motion and difficulty compared to regular chin-ups. As you continue your set, you may find that your range diminishes. When you can…
The lean-away chin-up is a great exercise not only for your lats and biceps but also for the subscapularis, serratus anterior, triceps—and believe it or not, the abdominals. Yes, a strong contribution from the abdominals is required to stabilize the core during lean-away chin-ups, especially when additional loading is used. It’s not uncommon to hear…