The gold standard bodyweight exercise is notoriously tough. Here's what you need to know about nailing solid reps.
Ah, pull-ups. They’re one of the most straightforward exercises around, and yet somehow one of the most difficult to do — especially with good form. They’re also an ideal way to improve your grip ...
Need a little help getting up to the bar? Here are the building blocks of one of the toughest moves in the gym.
The pull-up is one of the most recognized and respected upper-body strength exercises on earth. If you’ve ever seen a training montage in film or television, you’ve probably seen the lead character ...
It requires great strength to do a pull-up, making it a challenging move for many, but it's a powerful exercise to master because pull-ups strengthen multiple muscle groups, improve grip, and help ...
But lifting your entire body as you dangle from a bar is no easy task, which is why pull-ups can be, well, hella intimidating. Still, don’t shy away from the challenge—they’re infamously tough (and ...
Protect your neck during pull-ups by ensuring proper form. Avoid overuse and muscle imbalance to prevent discomfort and injury. Adjust techniques for safer workouts.
Mastering push-ups and pull-ups requires progressing from building strength to developing muscular endurance. Conquering your first repetition of these calisthenics exercises is a matter of strength, ...
A coach shares four classic bodyweight moves that outbuild many gym workouts for strength and muscle after 45.
There’s a reason why trainers swear by pull-ups: The move works every muscle in your upper body. But while they’re all-stars at increasing your strength, doing a pull-up (and, most importantly, doing ...
Ahhh, that first pull-up feeling. I’d say it took me about two years from knowing what a pull-up was to being able to do one, which sort of just…happened, in September 2020, on my home pull-up bar.