Typewriter pull-up
Also called Side-to-side pull-up
In the typewriter pull-up you pull up with a wide grip, then slide your chest from one hand to the other while you stay at the top. It trains your lats and biceps, and it asks a lot of your upper back, shoulders, forearms and abs. The sideways move puts the load on one arm at a time. It suits you when the Archer pull-up feels solid. Move slowly, stay high and slide the same number of times to each side. The next step up is the One-arm pull-up.
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How to do it
- Grip the bar wide, with straight arms and your shoulders drawn down.
- Pull up until your chin is over the bar.
- Staying high, slide your chest toward your left hand.
- Slide back to the center, then toward your right hand.
- Return to the center and lower slowly.
Then repeat on the other side.
Form tips
- Wide grip, pull all the way up.
- At the top, slide sideways toward one hand.
- Return to center, then lower with control.
Common mistake
- Dropping down while sliding instead of staying high.