Here's exactly what you're working when you hit the bar to do one of the most comprehensive upper body exercises ...

This article is a transcribed, edited summary of a video Bob and Brad recorded in May of 2024. For the original video, go to https://youtu.be/xewBaDLnfBQ Brad: That ...

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most ...

Pull-ups are impressive, which means that for many athletes, they're aspirational. If you can't do one, odds are you'd like to. If you can, maybe you're gunning for the single-arm or weighted ...

Hands up if you've ever stood beneath a pull up bar and felt, in a word, intimidated? I know I can't be the only one. While I workout regularly, I've always viewed the bar with a certain amount of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Strengthen your shoulders and prepare for pull-ups using the scapula pull-up ...

A pull-up is an exercise where you grasp a bar over your head and pull your body off the floor but which muscles do pulls up work? Well, this is an exercise that uses multiple muscle groups – in fact, ...

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 ...

You do not have to do hundreds of daily pull-ups and push-ups to improve your fitness test scores. Many do, and while they find success up to a point, following this routine for too long will ...

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, ...

Esther Smith, DPT, Cert. MDT is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who has specialized in treating athletes, specifically rock climbers, for the last decade. She is a storyteller, a mountain athlete and a ...