Pull-ups are the deadlift of the upper body—but most lifters never program them with the same attention they give their major lifts. Learn how to master proper technique, progress from zero reps to weighted pull-ups, periodize your grip, protect your joints and use Swissies-SP handles to expand your training options.
Vacation training doesn’t have to fall apart because one piece of equipment is missing. Simple chin-up and dip hacks can keep strength work on track even in imperfect gyms.
Chin-ups and dips respond to patient progression, smart loading, and consistency. Amanda and Heather’s progress shows how eccentric work can build real upper-body strength.
More ugly pull-ups are not better pull-ups. Fewer high-quality reps, smart set structure, and eccentric work can build strength with less wear and tear.
Revisit the most popular articles from 2019, from bodyweight training and chin-ups to fasting, core stability, injury recovery, and smarter strength work.
Lean-away chin-ups do more than hit the lats and biceps. Done properly, they can light up the abs and turn a pulling exercise into serious core work.
Going from zero pull-ups to strong reps does not happen by accident. This client clip shows what smart progressions and consistent work can produce.
A biomechanics-based look at chin-ups, pull-ups, shoulder position, and whether the movement is as natural as many lifters assume.
Returning to supinated-grip chin-ups after distal biceps surgery was not a reckless jump back in. This comeback was built through patience, smaller benchmarks, and a calculated return to strength.
A pointed critique of pull-up research and a reminder that if you want to get better at pull-ups, specificity still rules.