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7/6/2025, 11:00:23 PM
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I was also doing barbell rows and lat pulldowns. And face pulls, but I don't think they matter much for pullups. As for the form and target muscle activation points you ask about, yes I believe they have been improving. I learned to pull my elbows towards my waist. I always go to dead hang. I used to pull straight up, now my back has more of an arch and I pull towards my chest. Form improvements are non-negotiable from an injury standpoint, I won't argue against that. But if we're only talking about strength gains then all that matters is number go up, all else being equal. Another example is shoulder press. I have never been able to shoulder press 40 pound dumbbells for more than a couple reps. I was also doing flat bench, incline db bench, dips, and lateral raises. Form improvements happened months ago, and then no improvement anywhere else.
>feeling it in the right places
Not always. For pressing exercises I often feel it more in my anterior delts than my pecs. For pulling exercises I often feel it at pic related instead of my lats.
>...I assumed your mean deal was beating skinnyfat and therefore worrying about fat loss...
The problem with being skinnyfat is the ugly combo of too little muscle and too much fat. I think they should address both, but it looks like you believe they should prioritize fat loss. Fair enough, that's what my priority is now anyway.
Look, we've been arguing for a while. How much more detail do we need to get into before you'll admit that op's "everything works as a beginner bro" won't work for some people? Or how about this, given what I've told you about my diet and exercise habits, do you believe that any other adult male would immediately plateau in strength at what are essentially woman numbers doing what I'm doing?
I was also doing barbell rows and lat pulldowns. And face pulls, but I don't think they matter much for pullups. As for the form and target muscle activation points you ask about, yes I believe they have been improving. I learned to pull my elbows towards my waist. I always go to dead hang. I used to pull straight up, now my back has more of an arch and I pull towards my chest. Form improvements are non-negotiable from an injury standpoint, I won't argue against that. But if we're only talking about strength gains then all that matters is number go up, all else being equal. Another example is shoulder press. I have never been able to shoulder press 40 pound dumbbells for more than a couple reps. I was also doing flat bench, incline db bench, dips, and lateral raises. Form improvements happened months ago, and then no improvement anywhere else.
>feeling it in the right places
Not always. For pressing exercises I often feel it more in my anterior delts than my pecs. For pulling exercises I often feel it at pic related instead of my lats.
>...I assumed your mean deal was beating skinnyfat and therefore worrying about fat loss...
The problem with being skinnyfat is the ugly combo of too little muscle and too much fat. I think they should address both, but it looks like you believe they should prioritize fat loss. Fair enough, that's what my priority is now anyway.
Look, we've been arguing for a while. How much more detail do we need to get into before you'll admit that op's "everything works as a beginner bro" won't work for some people? Or how about this, given what I've told you about my diet and exercise habits, do you believe that any other adult male would immediately plateau in strength at what are essentially woman numbers doing what I'm doing?
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