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

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pull-up bars are essential equipment. It’s a grand statement, but we stand by it. Pulling yourself from a ...

PULL-UP BARS are essential home gym equipment. It’s a grand statement, but we stand by it. Pulling yourself from a dead hang until your chin is over a bar recruits all of your back muscles, requires ...

Remember the elementary school fitness test, where you had to hang from a bar while your gym teacher judged your entire ...

Many people struggle with pull-ups at first, but with practice, this exercise can be rewarding and can build upper-body pulling and grip strength. Fortunately, you can still build the necessary ...

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 ...

Here is a challenging but quick workout to add to your upper-body day and see where you rank on a spectrum of training when preparing for calisthenics and weighted calisthenics fitness tests. We have ...

The next time you grab a pull-up bar, pay attention to where you place your hands because that can quickly turn a pull-up into a chin-up, and vice versa. While these two exercises look super similar, ...

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 ...