BODYWEIGHT BACK TRAINING is never easy. The gold standard movement is the pullup—which can be devilishly hard to do for even seasoned gym-goers—and there are sparingly few other exercises that hit ...

Sit on an incline bench with your chest forward, resting on the support. Grab dumbbells with a neutral grip, keeping your chest strong and allowing your arms to hang. Squeeze your back to pull the ...

a) Lie on the floor under a bar. b) Grab it with an underhand grip. Tense your abs and pull yourself up keeping your body straight until your chest touches the bar, then lower. Tip: Imagine trying to ...