20240329 Day 719 Part-2 - Pulling!!

20240329 Day 719 Part-2
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Pulling!!
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For my first pull, like usual I do Hammer Strength ISO-Rows. This is my go-to replacement for heavy barbell bent rows. The goal is to provide a similar training effect but with the obvious caveats of being unilateral and minus the axial fatigue from the “bent” part. With that in mind, and having the stability of a seated position, I always pull these as heavy as is plausible being as small a human as I am. I regularly pull 4x plates in the 5-7 rep range for sets but go as high as the 10-12 rep range depending on the fatigue cost that week.
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Second, I did Wide-Grip Lat Pull-downs. I love pull-ups and chins but I get far too much arm development out of them. The force curve of pulldowns I feel keeps the weight in the back better, at least as a second or third movement when I’m fatigued from the rows.
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Order of operations matters. I could stroke my ego and insist on doing pull-ups when I’m fresh, hit my lats but also fatigue my arms and cost me on rows later. Conversely I could row heavy as a primary movement, get a massive stimulus and then follow that with pulldowns and still maintain a high volume for lats. I want as much input to my back as possible.
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It’s “bro heresy” but I don’t really care about my arms other than them being tools to do other things. Arm size to just have big arms is extra tissue I don’t see the need to pay the metabolic cost for. I’ll always take more back meats though, even at this size 🤷🏿‍♂️😁
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