pullups.

deadlifts are the bedrock of manliness, but pullups are the chisel that shapes it.

no matter what size you are 20 pullups gets respect, and 20 pullups is what you should be shooting for.

my top 5 variations:

rope climb

pullup on tree branch

really damn wide

arthur jones

monkey jumps.

pullups are one of those great multi-joint total body exercises.

they hit the back, arms, grip, and if done right the core.

If you hate the gym, the only posterior upper body exercises you ever need to do are some version of the pull up.

If you're a cardio king, well, do yourself a favor and jump up into a tree along the jogging trail and get some pullups in.

got a question on pullups. ask me, i'll answer it, you should be doing them.