Progression

Progression ladder for the Weighted Pull-up

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Weighted Pull-up

These are the substitutes for the Weighted Pull-up, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

  1. bench pull-ups

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  2. Pullups

    Pullups

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  3. rear pull-up

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  4. Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns

    Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns

    • Intermediate
    • Other
    • Lats
  5. l-pull-up

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats
  6. V-Bar Pullup

    V-Bar Pullup

    • Intermediate
    • Body-weight
    • Lats

Where you are now

Weighted Pull-up

  • Advanced
  • Weighted
  • Lats

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Weighted Pull-up scores harder than it.

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