Assisted Parallel Close Grip Pull-up

Adjust the machine to your desired weight and height.

Place your hands on the parallel bars with a close grip, palms facing each other.

Hang from the bars with your arms fully extended and your feet off the ground.

Engage your back muscles and pull your body up towards the bars, keeping your elbows close to your body.

Continue pulling until your chin is above the bars.

Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.

Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Losing tension in the core or lower back partway through the movement — because Assisted Parallel Close Grip Pull-up loads multiple joints at once, a small breakdown in bracing at the hips or spine compounds through the whole chain.

Yanking the weight with momentum instead of pulling through a full, controlled range of motion — this shortchanges the contraction and increases strain on the joints.

Not adjusting the seat/pad height to match body proportions, which puts the joint outside its natural line of pull and reduces the exercise's effectiveness.

Skipping a warm-up set at lighter load/intensity — even "beginner" exercises benefit from a rehearsal set to groove the movement pattern before working sets.