Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with various pull-up combinations. High reps at body weight. Higher reps with the pull-up being aided by a band. Even low reps with added weight.
I've always loved the pull-up/chin-up because it's like the Upper Body Deadlift. You either do them, or you don't. There is no half-assing it.
When I started to do the 10 sets of 10 rep pulldown today the weight seemed very light to me. I did them strictly and without compromise to the scapular motion, and I attribute this to the high-rep-aided pull-ups.
There are four hand positions on my EliteFTS overhead ladder and I am doing 2 sets of 65 reps in each position. Not only that, I am utilizing the "FatGripz" on each of the sets making the later reps hard as blazes on my forearms.
Good fun!
Today's Training:
Cycle
Blast Strap Row/Push-up super set: 4x10
4-way neck: 1x10
Lat Pulldown: 10x10
C/S Row: 10x10
BOSU Sit-ups: 125
Cycle
Run: 5x100 yards