Chin-Over-Bar Hold Alignment Check
Wondering if your chin-over-bar hold is aligned? Prop up your phone — GOODREPS watches your elbow angle (shoulder → elbow → wrist) live and times the hold only while your form is right, as you work your back and biceps, with forearms and core assisting. Free in your browser today; coming to Google Play and the App Store.
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LIVEHOW TO HOLD A PROPER CHIN-OVER-BAR HOLD
Setup Grip the bar facing the camera and pull up so your chin clears it.
- Hold at the top with your chin above the bar.
- Squeeze your back and keep your elbows driving down.
- Hold steady — no swinging.
Same sheet as the ⓘ panel in the app — animated demo included.
THREE STEPS TO A SCORED HOLD
Prop your phone and get in frame
Phone at roughly torso height, stand facing the camera. A quick camera test checks lighting, distance, and angle before you start.
The camera locks a 17-point skeleton on you
GOODREPS measures your elbow angle (shoulder → elbow → wrist) against the pose target (~45°) on-device — no wearables. A pull-up bar — start from a pull or jump to chin-above, then hold.
Settle in — the timer only counts real alignment
The hold timer runs while you’re in the pose. Drift out and it pauses (doesn’t reset) until you find the shape again.
WHAT THE CAMERA WATCHES
- Chin clear of the bar in the hold window.
- Shoulders active — not collapsed into a passive hang at the top.
- The hold timer while you stay above the line.
COMMON CHIN-OVER-BAR HOLD MISTAKES
Chin barely hooking then fading
Get clearly over, then own it. Brushing the bar is not a hold.
Shrugging into the ears
Keep neck long; think chest toward bar without turtling.
Kipping to stay up
Still body. Swing means you are negotiating with gravity, not holding.
Holding your breath
Breathe behind the brace. Short holds still need air.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Pose detection runs in your browser via TensorFlow.js. Camera frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing leaves your phone, and we never see them. Sign-in is optional; skip it and everything stays local.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Do I need gear for chin-over-bar hold?
Usually just floor space (and whatever the hold requires — bar, wall, or bench). Your phone camera does the coaching.
Does it work in a home gym or low light?
Run the built-in camera test first — it checks your lighting, distance, and angle with live green checks before you start. If a rep still slips through, manual counting is always one tap away.
Is my camera feed uploaded anywhere?
No. Pose detection runs entirely on your phone, in your browser. Frames are analyzed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded.
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