Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine Corps colonel Misty Posey's pull-up program has become a popular method for some Marines hoping to boost their reps. Here, ...

At a petite 4 feet, 10 inches, Misty Posey couldn't rely on her height to clear the Marine Corps obstacle course as a prospective young recruit. Instead, she learned to pull her entire body over it, ...

Marine Corps colonel Misty Posey's pull-up program has become a popular method for some Marines hoping to boost their reps. Here, Posey, far left, coaches some students.Lance Cpl. Cody Fitzgerald/US ...

After struggling to get her first pull-up in the 1990s, a Marine built a pull-up program used across the Corps today. The colonel says most people can get their first reps faster than they think. Her ...