Back · Resistance Band
From Knee Band Assisted Chin-up
How to do the from knee band assisted chin-up, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPull
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Loop a resistance band over the bar and place one knee in it for support. Grip the bar with an underhand, shoulder-width grip and pull your chest toward the bar by driving your elbows down and back, then lower to a full hang. The band gives you a boost out of the bottom so you can build chin-up strength.
- 1Biceps and lats working together to pull you up
- 2Strong squeeze of the back at the top
- 3Full stretch at the bottom of each rep
Common mistakes
- Bouncing off the band instead of pulling with control
- Shrugging the shoulders up at the top
- Cutting the range short of a full hang
Muscles worked
The from knee band assisted chin-up mainly works the biceps and lats, with the forearms, mid traps, upper traps, upper abs, and rear delts assisting.
- BicepsPrimary
- LatsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Mid TrapsSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- Rear DeltsSupport
- Lower TrapsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.