The Band Assisted Pull-Up is a beginner-friendly resistance-band strength exercise that targets the lats and middle back, with the biceps, traps, shoulders and abdominals working alongside. Here's how to do it right — and what to stop doing.
Primary musclesLats, Middle Back
Secondary musclesBiceps, Traps, Shoulders, Abs
EquipmentResistance band
LevelBeginner
TypeStrength
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01 Execution
How to do the Band Assisted Pull-Up
Loop a resistance band over the pull-up bar and let both ends hang.
Step or kneel into the band so it supports one foot or one knee.
Grip the bar with palms facing forward, hands slightly wider than your shoulders.
Brace your core, squeeze your glutes and pull your shoulder blades down.
Drive your elbows toward the floor until your chin passes the bar.
Lower under control to a near-straight arm hang and repeat.
02 The payoff
Why it earns its spot
Trains the full pull-up range before you can lift your own bodyweight.
Loads the latissimus dorsi and the scapular retractors in one movement.
Assistance is adjustable by band thickness, so progress stays measurable.
03 Don't do this
Common mistakes
Choosing a band so thick that it lifts you through the whole range, which removes the training stimulus.
Bouncing out of the bottom on band tension instead of pulling, so the lats never load.
Letting the head jut forward at the top, which shifts effort into the neck and upper traps.
Dropping fast on the descent, wasting the eccentric that builds pull-up strength.
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