When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Strengthen your shoulders and prepare for pull-ups using the scapula pull-up ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bodyweight exercises like pull-ups and push-ups test and build upper body ...

With pull-ups, our upper backs, shoulders, arms, glutes and thighs all get a workout. They’re also among the best ways to ...

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

I love pull-ups because they are the epitome of a challenging bodyweight compound exercise, meaning they target multiple muscle groups and joints simultaneously. If you can do them with just your own ...

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

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, ...

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 ...