Band Assisted Chin-Up
Also known as: Banded Chin-Up, Band Assisted Chinup, Resistance Band Chin-Up
Band Assisted Chin-Up is a compound strength exercise using bands that trains the lats.
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Primary muscles: Lats
Secondary muscles: Biceps, Middle Back, Forearms
How to do it
- Choke a resistance band around the center of the pull-up bar. A THICKER band gives MORE help, so it makes the set easier — the goal over time is to need less of it.
- Pull the end of the band down and place one bent knee or foot into the loop, making sure it won't slip. Take a shoulder-width underhand grip on the bar. This is your starting position.
- Pull yourself upward by driving the elbows down toward your ribs until your chin clears the bar, keeping the torso upright.
- Pause briefly at the top, then lower under control to a full hang.
Track it with MyoAmigo
MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Band Assisted Chin-Up from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Lats volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.
