And Improve/Increase Numbers Above: It's me Anton Hedges - Health/Fitness Coach - Throwing a few pull ups in whilst on my holidays a couple of years ago. The Pull Up: One of my favourite exercises is the pull-up. I consider the pull-up a foundational movement for several reasons: The ability to pull your own weight is a direct measure of your strength-to-weight ratio. And a high strength-to-weight ratio provides major advantage in many sports. The pull-up does not lie! For ce