Want to test your upper-body strength? Here's how many pull-ups you should be able to do—and the best exercises to improve.

In my opinion, pull ups are the best bodyweight exercise you can do and they’re up there with the most effective exercises of ...

Pull-ups: Those who want to create more strength ... Hang off the bar with an overhand grip, palms facing away from you, grip slightly wider than your shoulders. Hit a fixed position with your ...

Simply find or set up a pull-up bar and hold on tight using an overhand grip (palms facing away from you). Your arms should be shoulder-width apart - or slightly wider if that feels more ...

Why: The pull-up and the chin-up are well-known moves, and staples for lat development. Both moves are simple: You hang from a bar, with an overhand grip (pull-ups) or an underhand grip (chin-ups ...

Why: The pull-up and the chin-up are well-known moves, and staples for lat development. Both moves are simple: You hang from a bar, with an overhand grip (pull-ups) or an underhand grip (chin-ups ...

The combination of grips and width makes more types of pull-up exercises possible. The grips for overhand or underhand lifts also sit several inches higher than other bars’ primary grip points.