Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. “Be able to do a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A classic among the reps, pull-ups are great in that they train a surprisingly large part of the body. All you need is a bar and ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The journey from zero ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person doing pull-ups I couldn’t do a pull-up to save my life. As a qualified personal trainer, it’s always been embarrassing that ...

While the pull-up may be one of the toughest exercises you can think of, it is a very important movement. It strengthens muscles of the back as well as the biceps. The grip is also magnified when ...

Achieving a pull-up is a significant fitness milestone for many people. First one, then maybe five, 10 or more: "The ability to do pull-ups is, in my book, an impressive sign of fitness and not a ...