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Seated Pull-Up (Legs Elevated) Alternative

12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles

1
Inverted Row demonstration

Inverted Row
2
Seated Chin-Up (Legs Elevated) demonstration

Seated Chin-Up (Legs Elevated)
3
Ring Wide-Grip Inverted Row on Floor demonstration

Ring Wide-Grip Inverted Row on Floor
4
Cable Reverse-Grip Straight Back Seated High Row demonstration

Cable Reverse-Grip Straight Back Seated High Row
5
Suspended Row demonstration

Suspended Row
6
Chin-Up (Isometric & Negative) demonstration

Chin-Up (Isometric & Negative)
7
Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up demonstration

Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up
8
Dumbbell Reverse-Grip Row demonstration

Dumbbell Reverse-Grip Row
9
Butterfly Pull-Up demonstration

Butterfly Pull-Up
10
Rocky Pull-Up Pulldown demonstration

Rocky Pull-Up Pulldown
11
Assisted Pull-Up demonstration

Assisted Pull-Up
12
Cable Bent-Over Reverse Grip Row demonstration

Cable Bent-Over Reverse Grip Row

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 Seated Pull-Up (Legs Elevated) trains

Primary Biceps Brachii Latissimus Dorsi

Secondary Deltoid Posterior Rectus Abdominis Rhomboids Teres Major

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