Simply performing more reps is a logical start, but how you structure your training volume can mean the difference between ...

Achieving a pull-up is a significant fitness milestone for many people.First one, then maybe five, 10 or more: "The ability to do pull-ups is, in my book, an impressive sign of fitness and not a given ...

GET YOUR FORM FIT @charlesthorp. Before we get into all the ways to start and improve your pull-up game, let’s break down the movement itself, so you know what we’re aiming for.

Repeat three times. Try a pull-up: You never know -- today may be the day. Pull-up flexed arm hang/negative 1-2 reps: Get your chin over the bar and hold for as long as you can.

1. Pull your elbows down. We get it, it’s a pull-up so you’re trying to pull yourself ‘up’ towards the bar. However, when we think about simply moving from A to B, we don’t always engage ...

Pull up into a seated hip-hinge position, widen your elbows, and pull them straight down toward your sides. Your front and back core should be firing to help lift you into this 90-degree hip-fold ...

Scap pull-ups (above) work the bottom of the pull-up motion. Start at a dead hang, and then imagine that you’re pushing the bar down toward your waist with straight arms. This activates your ...

Mastering a pull-up — and by this I mean one singular pull-up — was tough. I had to grit my teeth through several training sessions, and my arms and back experienced some serious burn. But if ...

Whether you're still gunning for your first rep, don't have a pull-up bar, or just looking for some back-building variety, we've got 7 alternatives to pull-ups that will still help you to build ...