Chest-to-Bar Pull-up is a gymnastics movement on Fiz. Pull-up with chest touching bar. Also known as c2b, ctb. Primary muscles: lats, biceps. Scored by reps.
Chest-to-Bar Pull-up
also c2b, ctb
Pull-up with chest touching bar
Category
Gymnasticsbodyweight work on a bar, rings or the floor
Logged as
Reps
Primary muscles
Lats, biceps
Secondary
Upper back, forearms, core, shoulders
How to do a chest-to-bar pull-up
3 steps- Hang from the bar with a slightly wider grip than a standard pull-up.
- Pull hard and lean your head back as you approach the bar.
- Make contact with the bar below your collarbone, then lower to full extension.
What counts as a rep
Movement standard- The chest must touch the bar below the collarbone. A touch on the throat or chin is a no-rep.
- Full arm extension at the bottom of every rep.
Common faults
2 faults
Contact happens at the neck rather than the chest because the pull runs out of height.
FixPull harder rather than reaching further. A neck touch means the rep needed another inch of pull, not another inch of stretch.
The grip narrows to a standard pull-up width, which makes the extra range harder to find.
FixGo slightly wider. The wider grip shortens the distance the chest has to travel.
Scaling ladder
2 harder, 1 easier
Chest-to-Bar Pull-upWorks lats, biceps
Strict Pull-upStrict pull-up on bar
Frequently asked
6 answersWhat muscles does the Chest-to-Bar Pull-up work?
Chest-to-Bar Pull-up primarily works lats, biceps, with secondary engagement of upper back, forearms, core, shoulders.
How do you do a Chest-to-Bar Pull-up?
Hang from the bar with a slightly wider grip than a standard pull-up. Pull hard and lean your head back as you approach the bar. Make contact with the bar below your collarbone, then lower to full extension.
What counts as a rep on the Chest-to-Bar Pull-up?
The chest must touch the bar below the collarbone. A touch on the throat or chin is a no-rep. Full arm extension at the bottom of every rep.
What's an easier alternative to the Chest-to-Bar Pull-up?
Scale it to Strict Pull-up.
What's a harder progression from the Chest-to-Bar Pull-up?
Progress to Weighted Chest-to-Bar or Bar Muscle-up once the Chest-to-Bar Pull-up is comfortable.
What else is the Chest-to-Bar Pull-up called?
Chest-to-Bar Pull-up is also written c2b, ctb. Fiz resolves all of those spellings to the same movement, so a workout written either way logs to the same history.