Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine Corps colonel Misty Posey's pull-up program has become a popular method for some Marines hoping to boost their reps. Here, ...

But your first pull-up is not a graduation from all of that. You should not leave the resistance bands and the lat pulldown ...

Getting your first pull-up can feel impossible when you lack the necessary strength. Research has shown that practicing an exercise 3x/week can accelerate strength gains by about 56% compared to ...

While it’s true that pull-ups are, indeed, an extremely advanced exercise, it’s also true that learning how to do them unassisted – regardless of where you currently are in your training journey – is ...

At a petite 4 feet, 10 inches, Misty Posey couldn't rely on her height to clear the Marine Corps obstacle course as a prospective young recruit. Instead, she learned to pull her entire body over it, ...

Marine Corps colonel Misty Posey's pull-up program has become a popular method for some Marines hoping to boost their reps. Here, Posey, far left, coaches some students.Lance Cpl. Cody Fitzgerald/US ...

After struggling to get her first pull-up in the 1990s, a Marine built a pull-up program used across the Corps today. The colonel says most people can get their first reps faster than they think. Her ...