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30/11/2025
A great cue to remember when you’re performing any row movements is to think about ‘dragging’ from your elbow, as opposed to pulling from your hand. I’ve found this cue helps people better connect with their lats, and take some focus off the arms/forearms. It works with any row variation - give it a go and let me know what you think!
03/11/2025
How do I know if I’m ready to go up in weight?
We use a technique called reps in reserve. This basically means, how many more reps could you have completed with good form?
If you think you have more reps in reserve when you finish a set, on the next set, attempt to do an extra rep or two. If you can achieve this with good form, it’s time to add a notch to your weight (and drop the reps back down to your programs guidelines).
Repeating this across the course of your training will ensure progressive overload is achieved, and this will ensure you’re on the path to great results.
31/10/2025
How to get the most out of your lat pulldown - for a strong, resilient upper body 💪
The secret of this exercise is in the movement of the shoulder blades. As we are trying to target the lat muscle, and due to the lat muscles role in depressing the shoulder blades, the best way to nail this exercise is to focus on that shoulder blade movement.
Focus on elevating the shoulder blades at the ‘reach’ position, then depress the shoulder blades to initiate the pull. Keep the shoulder blades down as the bar is at your chin. If you need to round the shoulders here, the chances are the weight is too heavy for you.
This will give you a much more isolated feeling through the lat muscle, and a better overall outcome from the lift.
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