The following workouts are helpful ideas to get unstuck in those difficult-to-improve zones of maxing out pull-up tests. The biggest challenge of doing pull-ups is performing the first one, which is a ...

People often associate building strength with big weights. That’s one way to go about it, but it’s not the only way – and there’s one exercise that shines as an example of a move that breaks the iron ...

Federal law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, have added pull-ups to the special agent candidate fitness test. Here is a workout I recommend for those trying to do their first pull-up or improve ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. “Be able to do a ...

Long considered an important milestone in one’s fitness journey, pull-ups build upper body strength and look impressive in the gym The pull-up has long been seen as an important fitness metric. From ...

In its simplest terms, the pull-up seems pretty basic: hang from a bar, then pull yourself up to it. It’s not complicated, but that sure doesn’t mean that it’s easy. In fact, this bodyweight, no-fancy ...