Do children have it easier doing pull-ups, due to the square-cube law, or am I just making excuses for not being able to do a single pull-up?

Children are lighter. Also they have gym class every day so are in shape.

It’s relative.
And, yes, you are just making excuses, but don’t feel bad. Many, including myself, are in the same boat. I don’t sweat it so long as I can pull myself up to the table.

nope

Pics or it never happened.

Pull-Ups are for Big Kids now.

I’m 68 years old and can do over 20 perfect pull-ups. All the way up and all the way down with no jerking or kicking.

Impressive!
I wanna see.

I’m not even willing to remember what the definition of a pull-up is. Sounds annoying.

@Zaku, it is a skill which is valuable for peeking over the neighbor’s fence.

Pull up to the bumper baby…in your long black limousine.
I sing that to our chauffeur sometimes, purely for shits & giggles of course.

When I was a kid I could do at least 10 pull-ups, and now I don’t think I can do one. I’m weaker and fatter. No mystery there. When I was a kid most of the girls couldn’t do pull-ups, just me, the girl who was on swim team hoping to be in the olympics, and a couple of others. The boys were more likely to be able to do one, but I don’t know why girls had much more trouble with it. I would never call myself naturally strong or athletic. The only thing I did as a kid was ballet and PE class at school.

I could do like twelve when I was a teenager. I can probably do three now.

It just comes naturally to them – like dancing.

@janbb When I was a kid most girls in my class couldn’t do them. I don’t know if it’s different now, or maybe my class was unusual.