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

Get a grip and pull yourself up with the close grip pull-up, a difficult exercise that will work your lats. If you can only do three reps, that’s great. With some initial spotting and practice, you’ll ...

What is it about pull-ups that makes them so impressive, and why do so many lifters judge themselves based on how many they ...

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, ...

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, ...

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, ...

Hands up if you've ever stood beneath a pull up bar and felt, in a word, intimidated? I know I can't be the only one. While I workout regularly, I've always viewed the bar with a certain amount of ...

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 ...