Here's exactly what you're working when you hit the bar to do one of the most comprehensive upper body exercises ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever watched a badass woman at the gym effortlessly crank out multiple pull-ups and thought, I ...

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, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Strength training in general has big benefits for women over 50, from preventing muscle loss and ...

Unless you’re naturally gifted with enough upper body strength to haul your body weight over the bar, pull-ups may not be in your exercise routine yet. Maybe you rep them out for fun, you’re working ...

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most ...

Ginny MacColl, 73, got fit in her 60s and now competes in American Ninja Warrior. She started by aiming to do one pull-up, which took her a year of strength training to achieve. MacColl set herself an ...

‘I try to look at failure as a motivator’ … Ginny MacColl in Oak Island, North Carolina.Photograph: Allison Joyce/The Guardian Ginny MacColl was 63 when she accepted her daughter’s challenge to ...

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 pull-up is one of the most recognized and respected upper-body strength exercises on earth. If you’ve ever seen a training montage in film or television, you’ve probably seen the lead character ...

Many people struggle with pull-ups at first, but with practice, this exercise can be rewarding and can build upper-body pulling and grip strength. Fortunately, you can still build the necessary ...

Strength training in general has big benefits for women over 50, from preventing muscle loss and strengthening bones to improving brain function. But once you’ve mastered the basics, taking on new ...