Pull ups, performed with a wide overhand grip, are more difficult in nature and, as Aroosha rightly points out, they require a lot of strength, co-ordination, and effort.

Pull-ups and chin-ups also require good grip, which can improve your ability to lift heavier during barbell weight training exercises like a Romanian deadlift or front squat.

Pull-ups may not be easy, but given just how many muscles the exercise and its variations work, it’s absolutely worth doing or working up to, says Harcoff.

Before you start, make sure you can already do at least 10-15 pull-ups with good form using just your body weight. If you're not there yet, focus on mastering the basic movement first. 1.

Pull-ups are one of the most coveted bodyweight exercises for strengthening your upper body, namely your back, biceps and posterior deltoids (the rear shoulder muscles). For many, it’s a long ...

Box pull-ups are simple to set up if you have a doorway bar: just set a chair in the doorway, and put one foot on it while you do your pull-ups. Push with your foot as much as you need to. In a ...

There’s a reason why trainers swear by pull-ups: The move works every muscle in your upper body. But while they’re all-stars at increasing your strength, doing a pull-up (and, most importantly ...

Warm-up with the Pull-up Pyramid 1-5, stretch/jog between sets (20 seconds) + one-mile run:. This half-pyramid warm-up requires you to do 15 pull-ups in five sets of increasing reps: ...

Push-ups and pull-ups are popular bodyweight exercises with distinct benefits. Pull-ups target the upper back and biceps, while push-ups focus on ches. Sign In. TOI. Go to TOI. Etimes. home.