Can't do pull ups? Don't worry, I've helped lots of people get their first pull up and I can help you do it too. In this video I share the biggest mistake I see beginners making (and I made too) when ...

According to a 2017 study, pull-up is an exercise that engages multiple joints, including the shoulder girdle and elbow joints. This exercise, classified as a closed kinetic chain exercise, aims to ...

Of any calisthenics exercise, pull-ups are the most difficult to perform and see improvements without significant time and effort. Your pulling muscles (biceps, latissimus dorsi, rear deltoids, ...

I received this request from a young Marine seeking to improve her PFT scores: "I am a female in the Marine Corps and would like to know how I can not only better my flexed arm hang, but be able to ...

Trying to decide just what kind of New Year’s fitness resolution you want to make? This post could help, but be careful: this is the kind of material that—in the hands of the wrong person—could lead ...

Whether you're working on your deadlift PR, getting ready for a jog, or training for (gasp!) your first pull-up, warm-ups are nonnegotiable. It doesn't matter your fitness level or age either, says ...

Pull-ups are known to improve upper-body strength. The exercise primarily targets the latissimus dorsi, biceps, and shoulders, while also engaging the trapezius and rhomboids. Completing 25 pull-ups ...

As we said in Part One of this guide to getting the hang of different pull-up variations, this is not a commentary on which movement is better or worse. In fact, it should be viewed as just that: a ...

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 ...

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.