Best Advanced Workouts With Pull Up Bar To Build Strength

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Pull-up bars are excellent tools for strength training, allowing for versatile exercises such as pull-ups, chin-ups, and hanging leg raises.

These workouts emphasize building maximum strength through a mix of compound and isolation movements, integrating lower repetitions with heavier resistance.

With techniques tailored to advanced practitioners having over four years of weightlifting experience, exercises may involve complex combinations performed with increased weight and repetitions.

This program is crafted to effectively enhance both upper body and core strength, facilitating noticeable muscular progress and endurance.

The 15 Best Advanced Exercises with Pull Up Bar to Build Strength

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  • 1. Bar Muscle Up

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    The Bar Muscle Up is an upper body exercise done on a pull-up bar. It involves pulling yourself up and transitioning into a dip, building strength in your shoulders, arms, and back.

    How to do it

    The Bar Muscle Up is an upper body exercise done on a pull-up bar. It involves pulling yourself up and transitioning into a dip, building strength in your shoulders, arms, and back.

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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
  • 2. Chin Up

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    Chin Ups are a bodyweight exercise that mainly works your back and biceps. They are performed on a pull-up bar with an underhand grip, helping you build strength and muscle mass.

    How to do it

    Chin Ups are a bodyweight exercise that mainly works your back and biceps. They are performed on a pull-up bar with an underhand grip, helping you build strength and muscle mass.

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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
  • 3. Neutral Grip Pull Up

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    The Neutral Grip Pull Up is an exercise that strengthens your back, biceps, and forearms using a grip where your palms face each other. It’s easier on the shoulders and wrists, making it great for beginners or those with joint concerns.

    How to do it

    The Neutral Grip Pull Up is an exercise that strengthens your back, biceps, and forearms using a grip where your palms face each other. It’s easier on the shoulders and wrists, making it great for beginners or those with joint concerns.

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    6reps
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    6reps
  • 4. Pull Up

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    Pull Ups are a challenging exercise that strengthens your back, shoulders, and biceps using just your body weight. Beginners can modify this exercise with assistance or weights for a more manageable workout.

    How to do it

    Pull Ups are a challenging exercise that strengthens your back, shoulders, and biceps using just your body weight. Beginners can modify this exercise with assistance or weights for a more manageable workout.

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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
  • 5. V-Bar Pull Up

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    The V-Bar Pull Up strengthens the middle back, biceps, and lats using a special V-bar grip. This exercise focuses on the middle to lower lats and enhances overall back strength.

    How to do it

    The V-Bar Pull Up strengthens the middle back, biceps, and lats using a special V-bar grip. This exercise focuses on the middle to lower lats and enhances overall back strength.

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    6reps
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    6reps
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    6reps
  • 6. Wide Grip Pull Up

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    The Wide Grip Pull Up strengthens your upper back, lats, and biceps while focusing on the outer lats to enhance back width. It's a tough exercise ideal for those wanting to boost upper body strength and achieve a V-shaped torso.

    How to do it

    The Wide Grip Pull Up strengthens your upper back, lats, and biceps while focusing on the outer lats to enhance back width. It's a tough exercise ideal for those wanting to boost upper body strength and achieve a V-shaped torso.

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    6reps
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    6reps
  • 7. Hanging Knee Raise

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    The Hanging Knee Raise is a core exercise done by hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your knees to your chest. This movement challenges your core stability while increasing the difficulty compared to a regular sit-up.

    How to do it

    The Hanging Knee Raise is a core exercise done by hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your knees to your chest. This movement challenges your core stability while increasing the difficulty compared to a regular sit-up.

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    8reps
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    8reps
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    8reps
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    8reps
  • 8. Hanging Leg Raise

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    Hanging Leg Raise is a core exercise that strengthens your abs and hip flexors. You perform it by hanging from a bar and lifting your legs, which makes it a bit harder than similar exercises.

    How to do it

    Hanging Leg Raise is a core exercise that strengthens your abs and hip flexors. You perform it by hanging from a bar and lifting your legs, which makes it a bit harder than similar exercises.

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    8reps
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    8reps
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    8reps
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    8reps
  • 9. Toes to Bar

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    Toes to Bar is an advanced exercise that involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your toes to touch the bar, working your core, hip flexors, and shoulders. This exercise helps improve strength and flexibility, often used in gymnastics and fitness training.

    How to do it

    Toes to Bar is an advanced exercise that involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your toes to touch the bar, working your core, hip flexors, and shoulders. This exercise helps improve strength and flexibility, often used in gymnastics and fitness training.

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    7reps
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    7reps
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    7reps
  • 10. Archer Pull Up

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    The Archer Pull Up is a challenging variation of the pull-up that involves shifting your body side to side. It's great for improving speed and efficiency in pull-ups, perfect for athletes.

    How to do it

    The Archer Pull Up is a challenging variation of the pull-up that involves shifting your body side to side. It's great for improving speed and efficiency in pull-ups, perfect for athletes.

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  • 11. Loop Band Pull Up

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    The Loop Band Pull Up is a great exercise that strengthens your back and helps you work towards doing full Pull Ups. Using a loop band gives support, making it easier as you approach the bar while building strength.

    How to do it

    The Loop Band Pull Up is a great exercise that strengthens your back and helps you work towards doing full Pull Ups. Using a loop band gives support, making it easier as you approach the bar while building strength.

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  • 12. Loop Band Chin Up

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    The Loop Band Chin Up is a beginner-friendly exercise that uses a resistance band on a pull-up bar to help you with chin-ups. It assists in lifting some of your body weight, making it easier to build upper body strength.

    How to do it

    The Loop Band Chin Up is a beginner-friendly exercise that uses a resistance band on a pull-up bar to help you with chin-ups. It assists in lifting some of your body weight, making it easier to build upper body strength.

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  • 13. Loop Band Negative Pull Up

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    The Loop Band Negative Pull Up is a modified version of the Negative Chin Up, using a wider grip to help strengthen your lats, biceps, and shoulders. The loop band offers support, letting you lower yourself slowly to improve muscle endurance and strength.

    How to do it

    The Loop Band Negative Pull Up is a modified version of the Negative Chin Up, using a wider grip to help strengthen your lats, biceps, and shoulders. The loop band offers support, letting you lower yourself slowly to improve muscle endurance and strength.

  • 14. Loop Band Negative Chin Up

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    The Loop Band Negative Chin Up is an exercise that helps you strengthen your upper body by focusing on the lowering part of a chin-up. Using a resistance band, you can practice controlled descents, which build muscle in your arms and back, making it easier to do chin-ups without assistance.

    How to do it

    The Loop Band Negative Chin Up is an exercise that helps you strengthen your upper body by focusing on the lowering part of a chin-up. Using a resistance band, you can practice controlled descents, which build muscle in your arms and back, making it easier to do chin-ups without assistance.

  • 15. Hanging Oblique Knee Raise

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    The Hanging Oblique Knee Raise is an exercise that strengthens your core and engages the sides of your abdomen, called obliques. You perform this move by hanging from a bar and lifting your knees while twisting your torso to one side.

    How to do it

    The Hanging Oblique Knee Raise is an exercise that strengthens your core and engages the sides of your abdomen, called obliques. You perform this move by hanging from a bar and lifting your knees while twisting your torso to one side.

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    7reps

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