Why are pull ups so difficult? Lug your Bodyweight Well, pull ups are difficult for many reasons. First off, you need to heave most of your body weight over a bar with your upper body musculature. Vertical Hanging Second, you have to do it while hanging off a bar–which is not an easy feat in and of itself. Most people have poor grip strength and hanging off of a bar for any more than 3 seconds is hard. For those without a gymnastics background, this is a drawback in and of itself. Obesity For most people in the United States and other countries with a high rate of obesity, pulling…