A pull-up is one of the purest tests (and flexes!) of strength out there—no machines, no momentum, just you versus gravity. It’s also one of the hardest exercises to achieve. Unlike moves where you ...

However, if you’re trying to master your body weight, pull-ups, and chin-ups are your best bet for getting stronger and bigger back muscles. These exercises can be performed at home and do not ...

Once you can hold yourself at the top of a pull-up—chin over bar—for at least 10 seconds, it’s time to focus on lowering yourself slowly and with control. This is called the eccentric phase of a ...

Plus, a controlled, stiff body is easier to move through the ... The band helps offset some of your weight, thus making the pull-up easier than it would be without the band, explains Harcoff.

If you’ve ever marveled at someone effortlessly pulling themselves up on a bar or executing a flawless handstand push-up and ...

“Depending on the weight of the load ... glutes and bend your elbows to pull your body up vertically (imagine you're pulling your shoulder blades down into your back pockets to engage your ...

Functional training is one of the best ways to build a strong body, grow muscle and increase power and resilience to injury.

Pushing a muscle beyond its comfort zone is perhaps the simplest way to describe muscle hypertrophy, and both the full-body workout and a push-pull-legs ... to crank up the weight with weekly ...