I received this request from a young Marine seeking to improve her PFT scores: "I am a female in the Marine Corps and would like to know how I can not only better my flexed arm hang, but be able to ...

Esther Smith, DPT, Cert. MDT is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who has specialized in treating athletes, specifically rock climbers, for the last decade. She is a storyteller, a mountain athlete and a ...

A legend this good-hearted should be true. But it's not. And a lot of really nice people end up sadly disappointed when they eventually discover all their hard work pretty much went for naught. Pull ...

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The biggest challenge of doing pull-ups is performing the first one, which is a pure strength exercise, and this single pullup tends to take the most time to develop for most people. However, ...

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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 ...

THE PULLUP IS one of the cornerstone exercises in fitness. The bodyweight staple grows your back, builds strength, and provides a solid benchmark of real-world capability. The downside? It’s really ...