Exercise Series 6: The Pull-Up or Pull-Down

Experienced trainers and observant readers may have noticed by this point in the exercise series that each movement we've covered so far is one of the "big 6" exercises that target major muscle groups over the entire body. Each of these exercises in turn can be classified as a "push" or "pull" in their simplest forms. In the bench press, for example, you "push" the bar upward and away from your chest. With the barbell row, you bend over and "pull" the bar toward your chest. So, you can imagine by the names "pull-up" and "pull-down," we will be dealing [...]