Progression ladder for the Chin-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 Chin-up

These are the substitutes for the Chin-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)

  1. Lever Assisted Chin-up

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Lats

Where you are now

Chin-up

  • Intermediate
  • Bodyweight
  • Lats

Harder steps

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

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