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Developing the strength and stamina for high-repetition pull-ups – and, ultimately, reaching the maximum score of any military fitness test – is a journey that requires patience and a variety of ...

In a world of complex gym machines, this timeless bodyweight movement remains the gold standard for developing a resilient ...

Can't do pull ups? Don't worry, I've helped lots of people get their first pull up and I can help you do it too. In this video I share the biggest mistake I see beginners making (and I made too) when ...

Beginning in November 2025, the FBI will require special agent candidates to perform pull-ups as part of their graded physical fitness exam. Throughout the military, pull-ups are a tested exercise in ...

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 ...

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most people a seriously long time to build. But, also, because they’re actually ...

Ahhh, that first pull-up feeling. I’d say it took me about two years from knowing what a pull-up was to being able to do one, which sort of just…happened, in September 2020, on my home pull-up bar.