"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pull-up bars are essential equipment. It’s a grand statement, but we stand by it. Pulling yourself from a ...

A pull-up bar is the ultimate home gym essential: It's compact, versatile and capable of delivering a serious strength workout without taking up precious space. This simple piece of home exercise ...

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

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

While there are no established averages, there are still ideas around what different pull-up routines look like based on your ability level. Pull-ups are an exercise traditionally used to measure ...

At the gym or in the wild, you will see many different ways to grip the pull-up bar. But which is the best way? The only solid answer is: It depends. A wide variety of grips can make your pull-up ...

Beginning in November 2025, the FBI will require special agent candidates to perform pull-ups as part of their graded physical fitness exam. Throughout the military, pull-ups are a tested exercise in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Strength training in general has big benefits for women over 50, from preventing muscle loss and ...

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 ...

Chest pain following pull-ups can stem from several causes, some of which are serious and others that should respond to simple care at home. It may indicate a muscle pull or spasm. However, it's not ...

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 ...