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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 ...

It requires great strength to do a pull-up, making it a challenging move for many, but it's a powerful exercise to master ...

Executing a flawless pull-up is one of life’s most difficult tasks, along with wearing denim on denim, achieving the ideal peanut-butter-to-jelly ratio, and going on a first date without spilling ...

A pull-up is an exercise where you grasp a bar over your head and pull your body off the floor but which muscles do pulls up work? Well, this is an exercise that uses multiple muscle groups – in fact, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...