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The difference between the front-neck pull-up and the back-neck pull-up! Which one is better?

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May 29, 2025

The difference between pull-ups and neck front and back

Luck-up is the most familiar movement! The best upper limb training movement! It is also a trump card movement for the back muscles! If you are also a loyal fan of pull-ups! This article is not to be missed!

Many people divide pull-ups into pull-ups in front of the neck and pull-ups behind the neck! What is the difference between them? Who is better?

Let's take a look together!

The starting position; the posture at the beginning is no different:

But when pulling up, if it is either the bar in front of the neck or the back of the neck, there are two situations.

The first one is in front of the neck, so it will be natural to train the back muscles, because the direction of the back muscle pulling the arm (side view) It is to pull up the direction of the body, which is simple and clear.

In front of the neck;

If you forget the direction of the latissum muscle on the body (the training movements must follow the normal movement direction of the muscle, the most efficient method)

Please refer to the figure below:

Your arm must be "pulled down + pulled back to the side" to the back.

Technical tips: When pulling the horizontal bar, the elbows should be spread out as much as possible and pulled away to the side and back, instead of getting the elbows close to each other. If the elbows are too close to each other, you will use more biceps

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