Instead of focusing on the pulling phase, negative pull-ups train the lowering phase, also known as the eccentric part of the ...

An Australian police officer, Jade Henderson, has broken the world record for the number of pull-ups performed in one hour, completing 733 reps – an average of more than 12 pull-ups per minute. She ...

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Dru Calloway conducts push-ups aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 13, 2025. (Thomas Cieslak/U.S. Navy photo) Mastering push-ups and ...

As running is primarily a legs-based activity, it’s easy to think that upper-body exercises such as pull-ups serve no usefull purpose. But that’s just not true. A strong back and core – crafted by ...

Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Stout, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, does pull-ups during a workout at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Sept. 11, 2013. (Staff Sgt. Joshua J.

Xavier Dillard decided to train for the record after a friend beat him in pull-ups three years ago Xavier Dillard may have broken the world record for the most pull-ups in 24 hours, with 12,412 in ...

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 ...

In its simplest terms, the pull-up seems pretty basic: hang from a bar, then pull yourself up to it. It’s not complicated, but that sure doesn’t mean that it’s easy. In fact, this bodyweight, no-fancy ...

Fitness experts caution against jumping into a difficult routine suggested by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pete Hegseth. By Calum Marsh Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged Pete Hegseth to a test ...

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 ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV/Gray News) - A Virginia man is now a Guinness World Records title holder. Xavier Dillard, 22, accomplished something he’s worked on for years, completing 12,412 pull-ups in 24 ...