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Fact: Women can do pull-ups

Chin up. Despite what you may have recently heard, doing a pull-up in 2013 is a perfectly reasonable resolution. Expert trainer Rachel Buschert explains why. When the New York Times Magazine published ... read more

Patel clashes with Hirono over FBI fitness standards for women: ‘One pullup is not harsh’

Patel defended a new physical fitness requirement mandating that all special agent applicants, including women, complete one pullup. read more

Want to Build a Strong Back and Crush Your Workout Goals? Learn How to Do Pullups the Right Way.

The movement is one of the few you can use to train your back muscles effectively without an external load and a pure expression of relative strength (how strong you are relative to your height and ... read more

How 3 Women Over 50 Got Their First Pull-Up

Strength training in general has big benefits for women over 50, from preventing muscle loss and strengthening bones to improving brain function. But once you’ve mastered the basics, taking on new ... read more

Struggling to Finish Pullups? Here's How You Can Still Build Muscle.

PULLUPS ARE HARD. Managing to rip through reps of the bodyweight exercise with good form is no small feat, especially on the tail end of a set. You've probably found yourself straining to pull your ... read more