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

Up First, get yourself up to the bar, jumping up if you can, or using a stool if you can’t. Next, “hook your hand around the bar like monkeys in a barrel,” Dewar says. “Once you've done that, you’re ...

Protect your neck during pull-ups by ensuring proper form. Avoid overuse and muscle imbalance to prevent discomfort and injury. Adjust techniques for safer workouts.

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 ...

This is part of a continuing series on the best strength training exercises. The first in the series is the pull-up. Expert: James Villepigue, CSCS, author of The Obstacle Race Training Bible: The #1 ...

a certified personal trainer and co-founder and president of fitness at VICTRESS MVMT, a fitness training facility in Lincoln, Nebraska “A true bodyweight pull-up can be considered the holy grail of ...

By mimicking the pressing motion of a handstand push-up, the kneeling pike push-up provides a safe way for beginners to build overhead pushing strength. It develops proper form and body awareness, ...