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2. Why women tend to struggle with pull-ups, according to experts

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   Coffey notes that inverted rows can be a “solid starting exercise” for people who want to work their way up to pull-ups. Olson shares that “negative pull-ups” are also a great starting ...

3. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   A chin-up (palms facing backwards) places more emphasis on the biceps and a wide grip pullup places more emphasis on the lats. As beginners of this exercise are often unable to lift their own bodyweight, a chin-up machine can be used with counterweights to assist them in the lift. Equipment: chin-up bar or chin-up machine.

4. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   Some organizations allow women to use a flexed arm hang as a substitute for a pull up in fitness tests after discovering that few female recruits could complete a pull-up. According to a 2003 study in college-age women, one third of participants were able to complete a pull-up after a twelve-week full-body strength training program.

5. Bodyweight exercise - Wikipedia

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   For exercises requiring equipment, common household items (such as a bath towel for towel curls) are often sufficient, or substitutes may be improvised (for example, using a horizontal tree branch to perform pull-ups). As such, bodyweight exercises are convenient while traveling or on vacation, when access to a gym or specialized equipment may ...

6. This 10-Minute Workout With Fitness Instructor Katie Austin ...

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   Try Katie's 10-minute core workout now: To start, you'll launch into warm-up exercises like bear hugs, arm reaches, and marches that hone in on breathing and posture while engaging your lower abs.

7. Calisthenics - Wikipedia

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   Chin-ups and pull-ups; Chin-ups and pull-ups are similar exercises but use opposite facing grips. For a chin-up, the palms of the hands are facing the person as they pull up their body using the chin-up bar. The chin-up involves the biceps muscles more than the pull-up but the lats are still the primary mover. [8] For a pull-up, the bar is ...