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. “Be able to do a ...

Learn what muscles pull-ups work, including lats, arms, shoulders, core, grip roles and mechanics. Start training!

People often associate building strength with big weights. That’s one way to go about it, but it’s not the only way – and there’s one exercise that shines as an example of a move that breaks the iron ...

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.

Progressive overload is the linchpin of getting, you guessed it, progression in your training. If you want to go from A to B, no matter how long the journey, it’s still taken one step at a time. Small ...

The pull-up is one of the most recognized and respected upper-body strength exercises on earth. If you’ve ever seen a training montage in film or television, you’ve probably seen the lead character ...

Federal law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, have added pull-ups to the special agent candidate fitness test. Here is a workout I recommend for those trying to do their first pull-up or improve ...

“Be able to do a pull-up” is a common fitness goal, and if you work hard—with negative pull-ups, inverted rows, and more—someday you’ll get there. Go ahead, take a minute to celebrate. But don’t drop ...