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

If youre like an average gym-goer, you dont exactly want to be as jacked as a bodybuilder. Thing is, you dont want to be a distance runner either. Instead, what you may very well want is to look like ...

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

The biggest challenge of doing pull-ups is performing the first one, which is a pure strength exercise, and this single pullup tends to take the most time to develop for most people. However, ...

Muscle building, V-shaped back, more upper body power: Those who show discipline and consistency in pull-up training can achieve visible effects in three to six months. A fitness coach explains ...

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, ...

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 ...

Beginning in November 2025, the FBI will require special agent candidates to perform pull-ups as part of their graded physical fitness exam. Throughout the military, pull-ups are a tested exercise in ...