free standing pull up bar

A pull-up is a variety of upper-body compound pulling motions for the purpose of exercise. The most popular current meaning refers to a closed-chain bodyweight movement where the body is suspended by the arms, gripping something, and pulled up with muscular effort.

Chin-up bars are playground equipment that were once ubiquitous on children's playgrounds. They are still important in the adult equivalent of a playground, the Par course. A chin-up bar is simply a smooth horizontal metal bar, often a pipe, held solidly above ground by a wooden or metal frame.

Whether you use a pullup bar at the gym or the high bar on a kids' play structure at the park, pullups are a challenging body-weight exercise. Incorporating this exercise into your workout routine helps develop your upper-body strength. While a set of pullups requires a significant amount of strength in a number of your muscles, the activity target...

World Records for Chin-Ups and Pull-Ups