I completely agree. As someone who competes in Judo, and needs as strong a grip and upper back/shoulders as possible, I have experienced problems with pushing m

I completely agree. As someone who competes in Judo, and needs as strong a grip and upper back/shoulders as possible, I have experienced problems with pushing my limits on pulling exercises as well. It's easy to overtrain pullups/chipups/rows and end up with tennis or golfers elbow, which is not fun. Being a tendon overuse injury, it takes a long time to heal. If it progresses to tendonitis, you're in for a lifetime of problems that are very debilitating. Think not being able to grab a dinner plate off a high shelf. Don't treat pullups (even negatives) as something you can just grind. If you "grease the groove" by doing lots of small sets thruought the day, only do a quarter to a half to what you can comfortably do. Give yourself a maximum number of sets that you will do during the day. Progress slowly over many months, with proper form and slow reps and no kipping. Don't do anything silly like add "a rep a day", or try to "drain the tank" every time you hit the exercise. It's surprisingly easy to override discomfort with willpower and actively destroy your own body