Hammer Grip Pull-up on Dip Cage

The Hammer Grip Pull-up on Dip Cage targets your back, biceps, and shoulders. This exercise is performed using a dip cage with a neutral grip.

  1. Start by grasping the handles with a hammer grip, palms facing each other.
  2. Engage your core and pull your body upward until your chin is above the handles.
  3. Lower yourself back to the starting position with control.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Hammer Grip Pull-up on Dip Cage

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Hammer Grip Pull-up on Dip Cage using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your trapezius.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your trapezius rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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