The gold standard bodyweight exercise is notoriously tough. Here's what you need to know about nailing solid reps.

A classic among the reps, pull-ups are great in that they train a surprisingly large part of the body. All you need is a bar and commitment. We asked how fitness specialists about the best path to ...

For most of my gym life, I had been doing sets of eight to ten reps, but breaking that down allowed me more time to rest the muscles, which meant more overall high-quality pull-ups accomplished during ...

But lifting your entire body as you dangle from a bar is no easy task, which is why pull-ups can be, well, hella intimidating. Still, don’t shy away from the challenge—they’re infamously tough (and ...

Your chest may not be the first muscle group that comes to mind when you think about pull-ups—but if you want to lift your body with control, you can’t skip it. A strong chest helps you stabilize your ...

Pull-ups are one of the most effective upper-body exercises out there. They target your lats, biceps, shoulders, and core all at once. You don't need any fancy equipment or a gym membership. But if ...

Chin up. Despite what you may have recently heard, doing a pull-up in 2013 is a perfectly reasonable resolution. Expert trainer Rachel Buschert explains why. When the New York Times Magazine published ...

While many workout regimens flame out as quickly as it took them to start trending, others stand the test of time. Exercises like tai chi, running, swimming, hiking and yoga, for instance, have been ...