The pull up is one of the most sought-after bodyweight exercises. A lot of people when they start training assume that because they are unable to achieve one that they are of a low level of fitness. The reality is that the ability to perform strict pull up is rare amongst the general population. My estimate would be that if you took 100 men and 100 women between the age of 25-50 off the street maybe 3 men could perform a strict dead hang pull up and 1 woman. Obviously amongst the gym going population that would be slightly higher and in a CrossFit gym a little higher still. However still most likely to be fewer than 1 in 10 people.   In this series I am going to help you progress to the point where you can perform a strict dead hang pull up. For those who already have pull ups all the exercises I will go over are also great accessory movements to help build pull up endurance. I perform every one of these on a regular basis myself and with clients.