Brad and Mike demonstrate how to do pull-ups for beginners or those over 50 years of age.

You don't have to do pull-ups for a strong upper body. A certified strength and conditioning specialist shares 6 exercises to ...

Do you know the Guinness Book of World Records mark for pull-ups in one minute? I didn’t—until about 48 hours ago. It’s 61. Now you know. Sixty-one good old-fashioned pull-ups, chin over bar, in 60 ...

Long considered an important milestone in one’s fitness journey, pull-ups build upper body strength and look impressive in the gym The pull-up has long been seen as an important fitness metric. From ...

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most people a seriously long time to build. But, also, because they’re actually ...

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.

While the pull-up may be one of the toughest exercises you can think of, it is a very important movement. It strengthens muscles of the back as well as the biceps. The grip is also magnified when ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The journey from zero ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Pull-ups are a demanding full-body exercise that ...