Day 32: Secondary Priority Training Day - Endurance Pulldowns

Today was a quick hit-and-split routine.

Time:  15 minutes (with little to no rest)
Equipment:  Lat pulldown pin select machine
Weight:  100 pounds
Pull and hold:  20 seconds
Release:  10 seconds

I burned out a few times and amazingly it was my forearms that felt it worst.  My back muscles and biceps were pumped but not at all exhausted from the endurance-based exercises.

Tomorrow I'm going to hit a variety push and pull exercises to tax the shoulders.  If my back and biceps are not sore, I'll probably shoot for a personal best test and see if I can shoot for 25 straight pull ups.  That'd bring me to 25% completion of my goal.

What kind of success have you had with pull ups?  What are your greatest challenges in performing pull ups for you?


-Dale L Roberts

One Jacked Monkey

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