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2. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   [10] [11] The pull-up performed with a supinated grip is sometimes called a chin-up. [1] [7] A pull-up may be completed using different widths of hand position; studies have found that participants freely choose a grip that is between 20 and 50 percent wider than shoulder width. A grip that is too wide could increase the injury risk or reduce ...

3. Calisthenics - Wikipedia

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   The subject squats down and quickly moves their arms and legs into a push-up position. Sometimes, people do a push up (not mandatory) before they finish their rep by tucking the legs in and jumping up. Chin-ups and pull-ups; Chin-ups and pull-ups are similar exercises but use opposite facing grips. For a chin-up, the palms of the hands are ...

4. Why women tend to struggle with pull-ups, according to experts

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   “Use a chair or bench. Hang from a pull-up bar in the flexed (ending/up) position,” she explains of the exercise. “Then, lower yourself slowly. Repeat.” Whether or not you ever master a ...

5. Closed kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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   Closed chain exercises are often compound movements, that generally incur compressive forces, while open-chain exercises are often isolation movements that promote more shearing forces. [ 1 ] CKC exercises involve more than one muscle group and joint simultaneously rather than concentrating solely on one, as many OKC exercises do (single-joint ...

6. Muscle-up - Wikipedia

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   The muscle-up begins with the arms extended above the head, gripping a hold in the overhand pull-up position. The hold is usually on a chin-up bar or gymnastic rings. The body is then explosively pulled up by the arms in a radial pull-up, with greater speed than a regular pull-up. When the bar approaches the upper chest, the wrists are swiftly ...

7. Grandma of 12 Breaks World Record by Doing 1,575 Push-Ups in ...

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   DonnaJean Wilde, 59, officially broke the world record for most push-ups in a single hour by a woman by completing 1,575 push-ups in just 60 minutes, according to Guinness World Records.