Here is a video of an interesting exercise, the plyometric pull-up or plyometric body-row:
http://www.globalbodyweighttraining.com/plyometric-body-row/#comments
The idea is you pull yourself up on a bar while lying facing up. It's a horizontal pull-up, but you let go of the bar just before reaching the bar and then catch the bar again on the way down and then lower and pull back up.
It increases the power aspect of the horizontal pull-up, so it's not just a strength move, but a power move. This is the converse of the plyometric push-up.
Pulling is a motion that is very important in paddling- that is why I thought this exercise was important enough to warrant a post. Being able to pull with maximum power is what we are looking for in our sport.
However, our sport requires other movements and general strength also. So, you should exercise other motions and do core, abdominal, shoulder and other exercises to become generally strong, powerful, and to avoid injury. This exercise does seem to be a good one to include in your routine though. Check out this video of it:
http://www.globalbodyweighttraining.com/plyometric-body-row/#comments
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