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What Muscles Do Pull-Ups Work?

What Muscles Do Pull-Ups Work?

Pull-ups are a compound upper-body exercise, typically regarded as a benchmark for upper-body strength, given that the majority of the population is unable to complete a pull-up. In turn, this...

What Muscles Do Pull-Ups Work?

Pull-ups are a compound upper-body exercise, typically regarded as a benchmark for upper-body strength, given that the majority of the population is unable to complete a pull-up. In turn, this...

An image of a woman pushing the Exersci® Weight Plate Sled to illustrate the Exersci blog post entitled 'Sled Push vs Sled Pull: Which is Better for Strength & Fat Loss?'

Sled Push vs Sled Pull: Which Is Better for Str...

Sled training is becoming increasingly popular in the strength and conditioning community. This is due to its ability to effectively work the upper and lower body musculature. You can load...

Sled Push vs Sled Pull: Which Is Better for Str...

Sled training is becoming increasingly popular in the strength and conditioning community. This is due to its ability to effectively work the upper and lower body musculature. You can load...

An image of a barbell with an Exersci 10 Kg weight plate on it to illustrate the Exersci blog post entitled 'Beginner Strength Training: What the Research Actually Says'

Beginner Strength Training: What the Research A...

Strength training is essential for maintaining and improving musculoskeletal health. In fact, adults who do not engage in resistance training can lose around 8% of their muscle mass per decade (Source),...

Beginner Strength Training: What the Research A...

Strength training is essential for maintaining and improving musculoskeletal health. In fact, adults who do not engage in resistance training can lose around 8% of their muscle mass per decade (Source),...

An image of a woman performing sled rope pulls with the Exersci weight sled to illustrate the Exersci blog post entitled 'Pulling exercise and strength: An underrated key to injury-resiliant training'

Pulling exercise and strength: An underrated ke...

There is a common bias towards pushing exercises within typical training programmes, with a priority of the likes of bench press and shoulder press as markers of upper body strength....

Pulling exercise and strength: An underrated ke...

There is a common bias towards pushing exercises within typical training programmes, with a priority of the likes of bench press and shoulder press as markers of upper body strength....

An image of a man performing sled pushes with the Exersci weight plate sled to illustrate the Exersci blog post entitled 'Over 40? Why strength training is more important than ever'

Over 40? Why strength training is more importan...

Age-related declines in musculoskeletal health are very well studied. A serious issue associated with these declines in musculoskeletal health is the dramatic increase in physical inactivity with age (Source). With...

Over 40? Why strength training is more importan...

Age-related declines in musculoskeletal health are very well studied. A serious issue associated with these declines in musculoskeletal health is the dramatic increase in physical inactivity with age (Source). With...

An image of a man in a gym looking at his watch to illustrate the Exersci blog post entitled 'No Time? How Short, Effective Sessions Still Improve Strength'

No Time? How Short, Effective Sessions Still Im...

A very common barrier to exercise-related benefits is that people feel they are too busy and don't have enough time to complete an effective session. Maybe you have deadlines at...

No Time? How Short, Effective Sessions Still Im...

A very common barrier to exercise-related benefits is that people feel they are too busy and don't have enough time to complete an effective session. Maybe you have deadlines at...