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It’s also straightforward to do. Whether you belong to a big box gym or have your own home gym, you just need a pull-up bar. From there, you pull yourself up until the chin passes the bar. Easy, right? Well, not so fast. Though the exercise is simple in execution, it takes a lot of practice to nail your first pull-up. Below, we’ll go over how to do your first pull-up, in addition to the move’s benefits, variations, alternatives, and programming recommendations.  How to Do the Pull-Up Benefits Of the Pull-Up Muscles Worked By the Pull-Up Who Should Do the...

  Many people think of it as purely a lat exercise, but when performed correctly, it trains your entire back as well as your arms, shoulders, forearms, and abs.  As you’d expect, this makes the pull-up quite difficult, which is why completing your first is a major early milestone in your fitness journey.  The pull-up is also considered one of the best tests of upper body strength by everyone from your high school gym teacher to military drill instructors. Simply put, the ability to do a set of pull-ups with proper form is a badge of honor even among other...

s With the right exercise variations, intensity, and (simple) equipment, you can do productive at-home chest workouts. If you want to build (or maintain) a powerful and proportionate pair of pecs, you want to use a variety of different at-home chest exercises to train each element of the chest muscles. Keep reading to learn the science of effective bodyweight, band, and dumbbell/kettlebell chest training and to get a free at-home chest training program. Many people who take their fitness seriously think at-home chest workouts are a waste of time.  By their lights, no amount of push-ups, band preses, or bodyweight...

Although bodyweight exercises alone can work, you’ll get better results if you can also use bands or dumbbells. Keep reading to learn the exact home workouts you should follow until you can get back in the gym (and make sure you read to the end to learn the advanced home workout strategies!). Well, here we are, quarantined because of this VIRAL BOOGALOO blitzing around the world like it’s 1941, ravaging the defenseless lungs of tens of thousands of men, women, and children. Gyms are shuttered, Charmin Ultra Soft is now worth its weight in gold ammo, and protein bars have...

The main pieces of equipment you’ll want are a power rack, barbell, weight plates, adjustable bench and dumbbells, collars, and floor tiles. Once you’ve bought those items, the next purchases to consider are a deadlift platform, dip station and belt, glute-ham raise, and some cardio equipment if you plan on doing that, too. (Keep reading to learn what brands I recommend!) So you’re thinking about building your own home gym, and probably for one or more of the following reasons: Saving hours of time every week (no driving to and from the gym!) Saving hundreds or even thousands of dollars...