WASHINGTON - Dead hangs and pull-ups might sound simple: just hang down or pull yourself up, but both are surprisingly tough. They've been popping up all over social media lately thanks to a viral ...

If youre like an average gym-goer, you dont exactly want to be as jacked as a bodybuilder. Thing is, you dont want to be a distance runner either. Instead, what you may very well want is to look like ...

In the quest to learn impressive skills in the gym, it is easy to forget the most basic exercises. And it cannot get more basic than reaching up for a pull-up bar, gripping it with both hands, and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Remember the thrill of conquering the monkey bars as a kid? That feeling of ...

Of all the exercises, the one with the largest mind game attached to it is the pull-up. One thing I have learned is that women and men cannot do pull-ups if they do not practice pull-ups. On the flip ...

Remember the thrill of conquering the monkey bars as a kid? That feeling of hanging in the air, defying gravity, and channeling your inner gladiator? It turns out, there’s more to those playful ...