The pull-up is the epitome of true bodyweight strength. With no equipment required, it’s one of the best exercises in your arsenal to build strength and muscle in your upper back, biceps, and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bodyweight exercises like pull-ups and push-ups test and build upper body ...

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

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

Fitness trainers break down everything you need to know about two key upper body strength moves: the pull up vs chin up, plus how to do each. When you’re at the gym—or perhaps Muscle Beach in ...

I love pull-ups because they are the epitome of a challenging bodyweight compound exercise, meaning they target multiple muscle groups and joints simultaneously. If you can do them with just your own ...

Watch me push through the pull-up challenge even when I think the song is over! Fitness challenges like this test endurance ...

There are tons of ways to strengthen your upper body by using all sorts of dumbbells and kettlebells and bands. We know this already. So I'm here to tell you to set those aside and forget about that ...

Strengthening your back helps align your spine and reduce slouching. Try these eight exercises for a stronger back.

I’d been attending CrossFit workouts for two months before I began to learn the Kipping Pull-Up. Until that point, every Pull-Up I’d ever performed had been the more traditional strict, dead-arm hang, ...

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 ...

At the gym or in the wild, you will see many different ways to grip the pull-up bar. But which is the best way? The only solid answer is: It depends. A wide variety of grips can make your pull-up ...