Back · Leverage Machine
Lever Assisted Standing Chin-up
How to do the lever assisted standing chin-up, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- VerticalPull
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand at an assisted chin-up machine and grab the bar with an underhand, shoulder-width grip. Rest your weight on the assist platform, then pull your chest toward the bar by driving your elbows down, and lower to a full hang.
- 1Your lats and biceps working together to drive you up
- 2A strong squeeze as your chest nears the bar
- 3A full stretch at the bottom of each rep
Common mistakes
- Swinging or kipping off the platform
- Shrugging your shoulders up at the top
- Cutting the range short instead of reaching a full hang
Muscles worked
The lever assisted standing 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
Kovo programs the lever assisted standing chin-up for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.