Incorporating a pull-up bar adds a new dimension to your ab routine. Hanging from the bar challenges your abs from a different angle while placing a bigger demand on your hands, shoulders, and lats. A ...

When it comes to no-frills bodyweight training at home, the humble pull-up rack – or pull-up bar, if you’re short on space – is hard to beat. Simple, adaptable and totally unforgiving, pull-ups allow ...

Stop struggling on the pull-up bar. Learn which muscles this exercise targets, how to nail correct form, and how to get your ...

Despite its simplicity, a horizontal bar is probably the single best piece of strength equipment you can have. Dollar for dollar, you can squeeze out more exercises and hit more muscle groups than ...

Pull-ups are impressive, which means that for many athletes, they’re aspirational. If you can’t do one, odds are you’d like to. If you can, maybe you’re gunning for the single-arm or weighted ...

A one time intimidating bit of kit, pull up bars are having a resurgence thanks to their do-anywhere type of nature. Whether you pop it in your kitchen doorway, bedroom entrance or mount it on a ...

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 ...

The following workouts are helpful ideas to get unstuck in those difficult-to-improve zones of maxing out pull-up tests. The biggest challenge of doing pull-ups is performing the first one, which is a ...