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If its is an overhand pull up then its is the upper back muscles and the forearms. If it is an under hand pull up then it is mainly the biceps.

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The primary muscles worked when doing a pull-up are the lats. They also secondarily work biceps and the middle of the upper back.

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the latissimus dorsi.

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