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 ...

It requires great strength to do a pull-up, making it a challenging move for many, but it's a powerful exercise to master ...

Amy Kwan, DPT, PT, has been a physical therapist for over 10 years. A chin-up helps build upper-body strength by engaging arm and back muscles. Chin-up variations, like band-assisted chin-ups, help ...

If you want to make your fitness regime stick, the last thing you need is to be faffing around with complicated programmes and multiple machines. It only takes one obnoxiously busy day on the gym ...

Grasp a barbell with an overhand grip that's just wider than shoulder-width, and hold it above your sternum with arms completely straight (A). Lower the bar straight down (B). Pause, then press the ...

Bodyweight or weight plates? Pull-up bar or barbell? Anyone who engages in strength training will eventually encounter these ...