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

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." PEOPLE OFTEN ASSOCIATE building strength with big weights. That’s one way to go about it, but it’s not ...

Pull-ups are one of the most effective upper-body exercises out there. They target your lats, biceps, shoulders, and core all at once. You don't need any fancy equipment or a gym membership. But if ...

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

Doing a pull-up might seem easy—you're just, ya know, pulling your body up sans equipment. That is, until you actually try to do one. This strength-training move is shockingly tough for even seasoned ...

Hanging from a pull-up bar can improve your grip strength and shoulder mobility—but dead hangs are also kind of overrated. Hanging from a pull-up bar, without doing a pull-up, may look like a ...

The push vs. pull exercise debate usually comes down to which you enjoy more: do you like bench presses or deadlifts? Does a push-up bring you unadulterated joy, or are pull-ups your thing? In all ...

David Lloyd George completed 2,002 muscle-ups in a 24-hour period, surpassing the previous record by 276. A muscle-up is an advanced bodyweight exercise that combines a pull-up and a dip into a single ...