I never considered myself a gym person. Cardio was my go-to. As a New Yorker and mother of three, I considered myself aerobically fit - regularly doing cycling classes, tennis, long runs and dog walks ...

In gyms across the United States, elite trainers are returning to a foundational truth: the most effective upper-body exercise isn't found on a digital screen, but on a simple metal bar. While flashy ...

The pull-up is one of the most recognized and respected upper-body strength exercises on earth. If you’ve ever seen a training montage in film or television, you’ve probably seen the lead character ...

Although I would never ego lift (weights) and highly recommend that you don’t either as most injuries happen that way. It’s ...

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 ...

Pull-ups and chin-ups have long been staples in athletic training, military conditioning, and modern fitness programs in the United States. From a lifestyle and health perspective, they represent one ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

There’s a classic strength training story about a shirtless personal trainer and his father in law. And about chin-ups. The trainer made him get stronger without doing much work by setting him up with ...