Many military fitness tests include pull-ups or other pulling exercises. And nailing pull-ups is not just about the pull-ups themselves. As you prepare specifically for them, keep in mind that your ...

What is it about pull-ups that makes them so impressive, and why do so many lifters judge themselves based on how many they ...

Remember the elementary school fitness test, where you had to hang from a bar while your gym teacher judged your entire ...

Zou Heping of China began running uphill in 1979 -- now his regimen includes weighted pull-ups, rope or pole climbing, handstands, and frog-jumping the 2,500-plus steps from the base of Gele Mountain ...

Pull-ups are super tough. They’re even more difficult if you perform them correctly. I’ve been working on my back strength for years, and pull-ups remain a weak point in my overall exercise regime. To ...