Why not do both? Pull ups or push ups? Why not both? In today’s article I am going to explain why you should do both exercises. Similarities between the two exercises These exercises share many similarities. But they are not so similar as to constitute reasonable substitutes for one another. ‘These are both exercises that strengthen the upper body. They are also both bodyweight exercises. And finally, they are both closed-chain exercises. This mean your hands (the distal body part) stays still while you move your body closer or farther from a fixed point. Both exercises are very joint friendly, and both can be progressed by the addition of extra…