Improve your pull-up numbers and add upper-body size with this simple 5-minute method

Want a bigger back, stronger arms and a better strength-to-bodyweight ratio? Of course you do!
Military.com

The 5 Most Effective Push-Up and Pull-Up Workouts

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Dru Calloway conducts push-ups aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 13, 2025. (Thomas Cieslak/U.S. Navy photo) Mastering push-ups and ...
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Master push-ups and pull-ups for real strength

Push-ups and pull-ups are two of the most effective bodyweight exercises for building functional upper-body strength, core stability, and muscular endurance. Each targets different muscle ...
Self

A Beginner’s Pull-Up Progression Plan So You Can Nail Your Very First One

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 ...

I thought pull-ups were beyond me until I tried this move that improved my grip and back strength

I stopped trying to pull myself up, and my pull-ups got better ...
The New York Times

How to Master the Pull-Up

The trick is to break the movement into pieces and train with patience and deliberateness. Credit...Alana Paterson for The New York Times Supported by By Christie Aschwanden I’ve always loved pull-ups ...
Military.com

The Great Pull-Up Grip Debate: Thumbs on Top or Around the Bar?

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maribel A. Castaneda, an aviation operations specialist with Drill Instructor School, doing pull-ups before a physical training session. (Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin/U.S. Marine ...