Assisted Pull-Up Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Ring Wide-Grip Inverted Row on Floor
Inverted Row
Cable Reverse-Grip Straight Back Seated High Row
Suspended Row
Dumbbell Reverse-Grip Row
Jumping Pull-Up
Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up
Assisted Close-Grip Underhand Chin-Up
Butterfly Pull-Up
Rocky Pull-Up Pulldown
Cable Bent-Over Reverse Grip Row
Chin-Up (Isometric & Negative)
Criteria used to find exercise alternatives
Same target muscles
We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.
Full muscle overlap
Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.
Equipment considered
Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.
What the Assisted Pull-Up trains
Primary Biceps Brachii Latissimus Dorsi
Secondary Deltoid Posterior Rhomboids Trapezius Lower Fibers Trapezius Middle Fibers Trapezius Upper Fibers
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