A classic among the reps, pull-ups are great in that they train a surprisingly large part of the body. All you need is a bar and commitment. We asked how fitness specialists about the best path to ...

Up First, get yourself up to the bar, jumping up if you can, or using a stool if you can’t. Next, “hook your hand around the bar like monkeys in a barrel,” Dewar says. “Once you've done that, you’re ...

The premise is simple: 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups. The catch? All the reps must be completed in under five minutes.

If you’ve ever attempted a pull-up, struggled, and thought, Nope, not happening for me—you’re not alone. But what if we told you there’s a better, strategic way to build the strength, control, and ...

The pull-up is considered the heavy weightlifting exercise of the calisthenics world. When you're doing them properly, nearly 100% of your body weight is pulled off the ground and over a bar. Besides ...

But lifting your entire body as you dangle from a bar is no easy task, which is why pull-ups can be, well, hella intimidating. Still, don’t shy away from the challenge—they’re infamously tough (and ...

In our continuing series of improvised home workout gear, today we’re going to talk about how to do pull-ups or inverted rows at home. If you’re used to doing pull-ups on a bar or using cable machines ...

There’s one universally loathed exercise: the pull-up. We helplessly dangle, barely able to grip the bar, begging our muscles to move something, and all we usually manage are wild feet kicks — if we ...

Many endurance athletes find the run and swim the easy part of taking the Navy physical screening test (PST) when they're applying to become a Navy SEAL, SWCC, EOD/diver or rescue Diver or Rescue ...