Does a Half Pull-up Count As the Real Thing?
If you can knock off 20 halfway pull-ups, is this really the same as 10 reps from a dead-hang? Or are you sacrificing muscle recruitment with those cheat reps? You’ve seen it plenty of times [...]
Do Pushups REALLY Work Your Abs?
You’re not imagining it: Pushups really do work your abs. Think about what actually happens when you do pushups: Your abdominal region is the link between stabilizing your upper body and your lower body as [...]
Are Pull-ups Really Harder for Tall Women?
With more height comes more body weight, but this isn’t the reason why pull-ups might seem more difficult for a tall woman. A tall woman has longer arms, and some say that this longer length [...]
Smith Machine Bar in an Incline for Pull-ups: What This Means
If you have a workout program that suggests “Smith machine bar in an incline” for women unable to do pull-ups, and you don’t know what this means, then here is the explanation. Pull-ups Using a [...]
100 Pullups in a Row: Muscle Builder or just a Show-Off Move?
Is there really a purpose in doing 100 pullups in a row other than to show off or train for the CrossFit Games? Does someone who can do 100 pullups look better than someone who [...]
Pull-up Training for Mildly Overweight People: Yes, You Can!
Yes, overweight people can learn to do a pull-up with my safe, motivating approach to training for this stellar exercise. […]
Do Halfway Pull-ups and Chin-ups Count As Real?
What is it about the pull-up or chin-up that encourages so many gym-goers to go only halfway? […]
Are Pull-ups & Chin-ups Every Day Bad or Good?
First ask yourself why you want to do pullups and chinups every day. […]
Can You Build Muscle Clapping Between Pull-ups?
How can something as difficult as clapping pull-ups NOT build muscle? After all, the clapping increases the recruitment of fast-twitch muscle fiber, which has the potential to grow in size. It makes sense that if [...]
