WASHINGTON - Dead hangs and pull-ups might sound simple: just hang down or pull yourself up, but both are surprisingly tough.

Remember, while hanging from a pull-up bar will assist the height growth of your child, don’t forget to include different types of stretches and yoga asanas in his daily routine as well.

If you’re unable to jump up to the bar, position a box or similar beneath and stand on it so that your chin isn’t far below the bar; Grip the pull-up bar with an overhand grip roughly shoulder ...

While working out one day, I stumbled upon a surprising solution: hanging from a pull-up bar. My back and shoulders were bothering me one day and I reached up and grabbed the bar and just hung for a ...

Forget pull-ups – I tried a 60-second dead hang for two weeks and it changed my body for ... Imagine hanging from a pull up bar and feeling everything from your shoulder joints to your neck to ...

It looks simple, but this will challenge the mid- and upper-back muscles required to initiate the pull-up. Hang from the bar, ...

Saladino points out that you can level-up the pull-up-bar experience by hanging a suspension trainer—but you should also know that a pull-up bar lets you do more than just the regular ol’ pull-up.

MMA icon Demetrious Johnson channeled his inner 50 Cent by doing upside down sit-ups, reminiscent of the rapper's famed "In Da Club" music video.

Dead hangs,” hanging from a pull-up bar, are a useful tool for building grip strength, stretching your shoulders, and working toward doing pull-ups. That said, dead hangs have become trendy, and ...

Box pull-ups are simple to set up if you have a doorway bar: just set a chair in the doorway, and put one foot on it while you do your pull-ups. Push with your foot as much as you need to. In a ...

Hang off a pull-up bar with your palms facing out or toward each other. With your body hanging off the bar in a straight line, contract your abs inward. Without swinging your weight, ...

Granted, you don’t have to use a pull-up bar. Another way to test handgrip strength is by using a dynamometer . The normal range for a male my age is 30 to 48kg; anything over is considered strong.