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

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    The ability to do a pull-up is not entirely dependent on your level of fitness, so even very fit women may have trouble doing pull-ups. Why women tend to struggle with pull-ups, according to ...

  3. Pull-up - Wikipedia

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    The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up. As this happens, the elbows flex and the shoulders adduct and extend to bring the elbows to the torso.

  4. Hook grip - Wikipedia

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    Step one: Place an open hand around the barbell with the thumb on the opposite side Step two: Wrap the thumb around the barbell Step three: Wrap remaining fingers over the thumb and around bar Hook grip is a method of gripping a barbell used in many strength-related sports such as Olympic weightlifting, Crossfit, and powerlifting by overlapping ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Muscle-up - Wikipedia

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    The muscle-up begins with the arms extended above the head, gripping a hold in the overhand pull-up position. The hold is usually on a chin-up bar or gymnastic rings. The body is then explosively pulled up by the arms in a radial pull-up, with greater speed than a regular pull-up. When the bar approaches the upper chest, the wrists are swiftly ...

  7. Grip strength - Wikipedia

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    Grip strength is the force applied by the hand to pull on or suspend from objects and is a specific part of hand strength. Optimum-sized objects permit the hand to wrap around a cylindrical shape with a diameter from one to three inches. Stair rails are an example of where shape and diameter are critical for proper grip in case of a fall.

  8. Handstand push-up - Wikipedia

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    The handstand push-up (press-up) - also called the vertical push-up (press-up) or the inverted push-up (press-up), also called "commandos" - is a type of push-up exercise where the body is positioned in a handstand. For a true handstand, the exercise is performed free-standing, held in the air.

  9. Grippers - Wikipedia

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    Grippers, sometimes called hand grippers, are primarily used for testing and increasing the strength of the hands; this specific form of grip strength has been called crushing grip, [1] which has been defined as meaning the prime movers are the four fingers, rather than the thumb.