Federal law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, have added pull-ups to the special agent candidate fitness test. Here is a workout I recommend for those trying to do their first pull-up or improve ...

After struggling to get her first pull-up in the 1990s, a Marine built a pull-up program used across the Corps today. The colonel says most people can get their first reps faster than they think. Her ...

People often associate building strength with big weights. That’s one way to go about it, but it’s not the only way – and there’s one exercise that shines as an example of a move that breaks the iron ...

At a petite 4 feet, 10 inches, Misty Posey couldn't rely on her height to clear the Marine Corps obstacle course as a prospective young recruit. Instead, she learned to pull her entire body over it, ...

Pull-ups are notoriously hard to crack – in part, because they require a high level of full-body strength that takes most people a seriously long time to build. But, also, because they’re actually ...