pull-up

leuanveto

pysähdyspaikka An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar.
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii

I did lots of push-ups and pull-ups, and my only regret is that I stopped doing them as a young adult when I finally got to work out in health clubs instead of my basement or garage.

With a sleek yet muscular build, Nick out pullupped everyone during physical fitness week

From there, things were easy—well, relatively easy. I stood on the rail, reached up, grasped the floor of the balcony above, fingertip pull-upped onto the lip, found another four inches of finger purchase, raised myself high enough (..)