>>76542171 (OP)
Damn, that looks pretty cool, but fuck, my gym doesn't have that.
I keep getting this issue where my lower back is activated and I end up injuring it. Seated row machine with chest support helped, but this seems ideal.
>>76542182 >I keep getting this issue where my lower back is activated and I end up injuring it.
A tale as old as time. Always have chest or back support when appropriate. Powersharter movements are never worth the risk of injury
>>76542171 (OP)
I heavily prefer the seated cable row, so I can get the weight on my feet, slightly better rom depending on design and let my back move naturally. I row heavy enough I could probably break by ribs with my 8 rep weight doing this.
>>76542284
Oh wait it's not doubled that's like 220+~12 lbs. That's between intermediate and advanced based on T-bar row standards which is the closest thing I could find numbers.
>>76542279
It's not equivalent to a barbell row, you only feel the full weight when the bar is horizontal, by the time you're at the top of the rep the felt weight is approximately halved (assuming the bar ends up at about 30 degrees) (this is a good thing btw)
>>76542256
I only love doing cable rows with a v-bar, one of my favorite exercises, but it doesn't fit into my routine sadly. already have a pulldown hitting the lats.
>>76542329
I do both actually. Don't try to "best in slot" like some meta nerd. The Yates approach with limited sets of an individual exercise but a broader selection of lifts to hit each angle or head of specific muscle better is in my (limited and non-professional) experience better. I'll take 2 sets of 2 diffent exercises before I do 4 sets of one. If I had to restrict to three sets I'd do 1 of three exercises taken right up to failure over 3 of one.
>>76542284
I do not believe you are rowing 405 lbs.
Are you counting the plates on both sides? What kind of retard does that?
What do you think 1/2/3/4 means?
>>76542171 (OP)
It sucks. I did it for some months and when you start putting real weight on it's not comfortable to support your body with your chest. Best rows are seated acable and seated machine
>>76542182
My gym used to have this, but they got rid of it after an ego lifter loaded more weight than he could handle and popped both of his shoulders out
>>76542171 (OP)
I need to construct some sort of device to put my bench on and a chiropractic chair headrest so i can do seal rows and front raises, a self spot lever arm j hook, and of course another bench rack on top of it if i just wanna hit a few sets of bench without having to make some kind of overcomplicated weight station to hit bench press.
>>76544938
My plates are rubber padded and they stop sliding when they reach the groing. I don't mean to put your dick in the hole, it can just sit there, I do it all the time. >>76546141
I weigh 86 kg at 20% to 25% bf, 183cm (6').
