A simple bar, a powerful movement, and a full upper-body challenge. Pull-ups are making a massive comeback among fitness ...

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." Pull-up bars are essential equipment. It’s a grand statement, but we stand by it. Pulling yourself from a ...

If you don’t have gym access or room for a power rack, you can buy a dedicated one for your home. Most pull-up bars are affordable, easy to install, and last a lifetime. Our team researched and tested ...

The fitness world has rediscovered pull-ups as a foundational movement for achieving total body transformation. This versatile exercise, once viewed as a basic strength test, is now an integral ...

If you have ever hung from a pull-up bar wondering how people make it look so effortless, you are definitely the only one! Pull-ups are one of those exercises that truly test your strength, ...

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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 ...

MOST THINGS WE do are forward-facing. We walk forward, reach forward, bend forward—of course, because we primarily see in front of us. That’s caused us to put an emphasis on the aesthetics of the ...

These 10 simple home exercises—squats, lunges, push-ups, burpees, planks, shoulder taps, crunches, deadlifts, step-ups, and ...

Weight Capacity Your body weight will help you determine the type of pull-up bar you’ll need. Door-mounted bars can generally support between 250 and 300 pounds. If you weigh close to or more than ...