In a world of complex gym machines, this timeless bodyweight movement remains the gold standard for developing a resilient ...

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 ...

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 ...

Remember the elementary school fitness test, where you had to hang from a bar while your gym teacher judged your entire existence? For most kids, the pull-up bar was a place of glory or sheer ...

For the good of her team, shot-putter Jolien Boumkwo stepped up for an event she wasn’t meant to compete in. Think of her next time you need gym inspo. If you’ve ever stepped up with some trepidation ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

Strength is for everyone, but it’s especially for women. Ask a Swole Woman is a column for people who are tired of trying to always be less, eat less, do less, and make it look perfect and effort-free ...

The biggest challenge of doing pull-ups is performing the first one, which is a pure strength exercise, and this single pullup tends to take the most time to develop for most people. However, ...

Take a quick gander of Brie Larson's Instagram and you'll gather pretty quickly how into her fitness she is. From difficult looking pull-up variations to heavy hip thrusts, rock climbing, dance ...

The trick is to break the movement into pieces and train with patience and deliberateness. Credit...Alana Paterson for The New York Times Supported by By Christie Aschwanden I’ve always loved pull-ups ...

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 ...