Very difficult and extremely cool: how to start doing pull-ups

Long considered an important milestone in one’s fitness journey, pull-ups build upper body strength and look impressive in the gym ...

I thought pull-ups were beyond me until I tried this exercise that also improved my grip and back strength

Pull-ups are hard. Really hard. I can barely manage one rep, and if I do, it’s usually one of those swingy, messy attempts ...
Cassidy Thompson on MSN

Pull-up challenge: Who can complete the most reps?

Watch a pull-up challenge focused on upper body strength, endurance, and proper form. This video compares performance across ...
Women's Health

You don’t need a bar to train pull-ups – this simple at-home move actually works

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most people a seriously long time to build. But, also, because they’re actually ...
Women's Health

Your first unassisted pull-up starts with these 3 essential strength moves

While it’s true that pull-ups are, indeed, an extremely advanced exercise, it’s also true that learning how to do them unassisted – regardless of where you currently are in your training journey – is ...
Runner's World

The number of pull-ups that you should do each day to build muscle and strength

As running is primarily a legs-based activity, it’s easy to think that upper-body exercises such as pull-ups serve no usefull purpose. But that’s just not true. A strong back and core – crafted by ...