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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The following workouts are helpful ideas to get unstuck in those difficult-to-improve zones of maxing out pull-up tests. The biggest challenge of doing pull-ups is performing the first one, which is a ...

Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy erected a pull-up bar outside a bathroom in the main concourse at Reagan National ...