Ryan Swobody came over to me and said exactly what I needed to hear after my crushing failure to do the second of the five competitions in the CrossFit Open. “This CrossFit Open is humbling.” That’s ...

Grasp the handles with both palms facing toward one another and brace your core, creating a straight line from your head to ...

If there’s one move to master in the gym this year, it’s the muscle up. The move is rooted in men’s gymnastics and been popularized recently by CrossFit. The muscle up combines a rings pull-up with an ...

Just when you thought this year’s CrossFit Open couldn’t get more hellish, here comes 19.5. And this one is a nasty as it comes. For the last few days, everyone’s been speculating that this workout ...

When it comes to adding strength and size to your back, one movement you can’t afford to not have in your arsenal is the pull-up. It’s a staple bodyweight movement, but one that builds muscle just as ...

As with all exercises, having pull-up variations is essential for two things, firstly to prevent your muscles from getting used to doing the same thing all the time and no longer feeling challenged, ...

No matter what your favourite form of exercise is, there is no escaping strength training. No matter the sport—running, cycling, cricket, football, boxing—every sportsperson needs to strengthen the ...

When your gym is packed and there’s no way to use your usual equipment, head to the pull-up bar. This essential, but often overlooked, tool is perfect for getting a strength workout that requires ...

Wallack is an Irvine-based endurance cyclist and runner and the coauthor of "Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100." Big, burly bodybuilders generally don’t do them. Neither do little old blue-haired ...