before you slowly return to the starting position. Lower
your body only so far that your arms are still slightly
bent, and avoid any compensating movement, such as
raising your shoulders.
Variants
You can also grip the bar at shoulder width with the back
of your hands facing forward. A very eʃective variant is
pulling yourself several yards up a rope. You can achieve
a similar eʃect if you put a towel around a high object,
grab the ends of the towel, and pull yourself up.
A–C: Pull-up sequence.