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Hi all! So I've been training up in aim of getting up to pull-ups again eventually (I was able to pull-ups last year, but then I got lazy and slacked off training them and now I'm back at square 1), and right now I'm working inverted rows. I'm noticing some pain in my left wrist as I increase the reps (I am right-handed, if it matters) - is this likely a form issue or a grip-strength issue or both?

Hey everybody, Made it to the gym for the first time in months because I was pumped to dive into the challenge. On my mission to complete I pull-up I thought I'd start with Steve's recommendation from his post here. I thought I'd try an inverted/body weight row to see how well I could hold up. Though my gym has a smith machine, they recommended I try the same exercise with a suspension TRX system instead. From what I can tell the exercise IS very similar to an inverted row, except instead of pulling yourself up to a bar you pull yourself up using hanging straps with handles. Can anybody vouch for these? Thanks!

The title kind of says it all - is there any reason to do both? Right now I've got both in my routine but I was thinking of just dropping the inverted rows out so that I can focus on pullups and chinups. Thoughts?