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How to get better at pull-ups

What is it about pull-ups that makes them so impressive, and why do so many lifters judge themselves based on how many they ...
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If You Can Do This Many Pull-Ups Without Stopping, Your Upper Body Is Stronger Than Most People

Pull-ups are one of the most reliable indicators of real upper-body strength. Because they require you to lift your full bodyweight without assistance, pull-ups reveal what machines and momentum-based ...
Women's Health

Your first unassisted pull-up starts with these 3 essential strength moves

While it’s true that pull-ups are, indeed, an extremely advanced exercise, it’s also true that learning how to do them unassisted – regardless of where you currently are in your training journey – is ...
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Do This to Get Your First Pull-Up or Improve to Double Digits

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 ...