@Tfmonkey I get what you are saying about pullups. It can get overhyped. But there is one useful merit to them, that being it proves you are not too fat for your own body to be able to pull its own weight.

The problems arise when guys are either cheating reps with crap like kipping or some other action to pad their numbers, or when some beanpole has barely any weight to pull in the first place. That makes every claim suspect.