Assisted Chin-Up (Machine)

Also known as: Assisted Chinup, Machine Assisted Chin-Up, Assisted Chin Up

Assisted Chin-Up (Machine) is a compound machine exercise that trains the lats.

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Primary muscles: Lats

Secondary muscles: Biceps, Middle Back, Forearms

How to do it

1. Set the assistance weight on the stack. A HIGHER number means MORE help, so it makes the set easier. The goal over time is to need less of it.
2. Kneel or stand on the platform and take a shoulder-width underhand grip on the bar. Let the platform carry you to a full hang. This is your starting position.
3. Pull yourself upward by driving the elbows down toward your ribs until your chin clears the bar, keeping the torso upright.
4. Pause briefly at the top, then lower under control to a full hang.

Track it with MyoAmigo

You log the assistance (the machine stack or band) and your reps for each set. Progress runs the other way here: when you reach the top of your rep range, MyoAmigo suggests taking assistance off, down to unassisted. It also credits this work toward your weekly Lats volume on the MyoMap heatmap. See also progressive overload.

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