I’d been attending CrossFit workouts for two months before I began to learn the Kipping Pull-Up. Until that point, every Pull-Up I’d ever performed had been the more traditional strict, dead-arm hang, ...

The reason is simple. The kip adds speed, momentum, and a larger movement pattern to an overhead hanging position. An athlete ...

Kipping pull-ups are popular among CrossFitters, who get a lot of shit for them because kipping pull-ups apparently aren’t “real” pull-ups. But you may be surprised, they’re a legit exercise. If you ...

WHAT DO MOVIE training montages, Instagram highlight reels, streetcorner contests, and livestreamed world record attempts have in common? They’re all focused on a singular move: the pull-up. The ...