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Vertical Pull · Advanced

Archer Pull-Up

Compound vertical pull exercise using bodyweight, pull-up bar.
Movement pattern
Vertical Pull
Difficulty
Advanced
Equipment
Bodyweight, Pull-up bar
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Alternating
Main plane
Frontal

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How to do the Archer Pull-Up

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder adductionprimary action

    Latissimus dorsi (prime mover, high emphasis); Teres major (prime mover, high emphasis); Posterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis); Pectoralis major (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Shoulder extensionsecondary action

    Latissimus dorsi (synergist, moderate emphasis); Teres major (synergist, low emphasis)

  • Elbow flexionsecondary action

    Brachialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Brachioradialis (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Biceps brachii (prime mover, moderate emphasis)

  • Elbow extensionsecondary action · resisted

    Triceps brachii (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

  • Scapula depressionsecondary action

    Trapezius (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Pectoralis minor (synergist, low emphasis)

From the Library

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