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 ...

Soha, a fitness aficionado herself, shares her pull-up journey, tips, and the step-by-step routine that helped her build the ...

There aren’t stats available on the percentage of the population that can do a pull-up. But you can compete against yourself by recording your progress.

Using a resistance band simply gives you a little backup. According to Self, the assisted pull-ups do exactly what regular pull-ups do: work your back, shoulders, arms, and core. Basically, the tiny ...

If you’ve ever attempted a pull-up, struggled, and thought, Nope, not happening for me—you’re not alone. But what if we told you there’s a better, strategic way to build the strength, control, and ...

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 ...

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, ...