The scapula pull-up is a bodyweight exercise used to develop shoulder strength, stability, and injury prevention. We explain how to do it, the benefits, and the variations to try.

Yes, the exercise can be tougher for some guys than others—but everyone should be able to get to a baseline. Here's how.

The scapula pull-up is a bodyweight exercise used to develop shoulder strength, stability, and injury prevention. We explain how to do it, the benefits, and the variations to try.

You can do pull-ups daily, but only if your technique is rock-solid and your volume is smartly programmed. The answer will largely come down to your body's ability to recover in 24 hours. Think of ...

To do it, you’ll hold your body weight in the top position of a pull-up with your chin over the bar and elbows bent. This creates isometric muscle contraction, where muscles neither flex, extend ...

Warm-up with the Pull-up Pyramid 1-5, stretch/jog between sets (20 seconds) + one-mile run: This half-pyramid warm-up requires you to do 15 pull-ups in five sets of increasing reps: 1 pull-up, jog ...

Sets: 3. Why should you do it. The renegade row involves rowing the weight up towards the hips while pushing the shoulder blade into the centre of the back. It’s a great core and stability ...

Getting technical, to build muscle, you don’t need weight — you need resistance; more accurately, you need tension. Tension ...

Add a weight vest for push-ups and pull-ups to overload muscles. Perform negative reps by slowly lowering yourself from the top position of a pull-up or push-up, fighting gravity for 3-5 seconds.

Bodyweight exercises like pull-ups and push-ups test and build upper body strength without weights. Known for strengthening the back and chest, respectively, deltoids (shoulders) and arms, the ...