pull-up
- noun
- /ˈpʊlˌʌp/
- Generally, within a group, heavy people can execute fewer pull-ups than light people.
- pull-up test
- pull-up bar
- one pull-up
I I still went to the park to do pull ups, dips.
- I I still went to the park to do pull ups, dips.
- OK so welcome to my one arm pull up tutorial.
- So this is the one arm pull up challenge.
- I'll bring some jump rope and I'll do some pull ups, push ups, dips, all that stuff.
- So then he pulls himself back up and he starts doing pull ups to prove his strength.
- I still notice that I can smash them in the pull ups, which I like.
- And my next challenge is pull ups.
- So what you need in your house minimum is a pull up bar.
- You would have seen no, no movement there when I was doing a pull up.
- This is going to be challenging after swimming, push ups, sit ups, and pull ups.
- An example would be a push up, a pull up or a bent row, a squat, and then a deadlift.
Examples
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For students who cannot do one pull-up, an alternate test was needed.
Academic text (1990) -
Ms. Babcock attended to the pull-up bar to assist students with their form.
Academic text (1997) -
I would jump on that to do my pull up and I would just make it happen, right?
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No, I think I managed to get two or three pull ups, but it's just this is so much weight to pull up.
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Now, now, now, you got to keep doing pull ups till the camera dies.
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I bought one of those pull up bars and discovered that I couldn't do even one single pull up.
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You look like you could do some pull-ups.
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Students who can execute at least one pull-up should be measured on the traditional pull-up test.
Academic text (1990) -
You can get a tremendous workout doing push ups, pull ups, planks and air squats.
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During our strength training session, I was able to complete five consecutive pull-ups without stopping.
Synonyms
An exercise where you pull your body up on a bar above you until your chin reaches it
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Etymology
Pull-up is made of pull and up, meaning 'to pull yourself up', and is like the word chin-up. You pull your body up to a bar until your chin reaches it, so a pull-up is an exercise that shows upper-body strength.