It's easy to get into the habit of thinking about workouts in a fairly simple, black-and-white way: Increase the amount of reps performed, or increase the weight lifted, and you'll make gains. This ...

Of any calisthenics exercise, pull-ups are the most difficult to perform and see improvements without significant time and effort. Your pulling muscles (biceps, latissimus dorsi, rear deltoids, ...

Many people struggle with pull-ups at first, but with practice, this exercise can be rewarding and can build upper-body pulling and grip strength. Fortunately, you can still build the necessary ...

Last week, Brigette Williams talked through the basics of building strength to do a pull-up. She says once you have mastered the TRX and assisted pull-up, you can move to a bar or pull-up machine.

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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 ...