The good news: You don't have to feel like a failure when you're unable to finish your set. You can still make muscle gains without working through the full range of motion for pull-ups (and other ...

Perform as many pull-ups as possible with a band wrapped around your waist anchored to a heavy dumbbell below. As soon as you hit failure, lose the band and crank out as many pull-ups as you can ...

Unless you’re naturally gifted with enough upper body strength to haul your body weight over the bar, pull-ups may not be in your exercise routine yet. Maybe you rep them out for fun ...