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>How's your hip thrust machine?
Technogym plate loaded model. I can't compare it to any other hip thrust machines as so far this is the only one I tried. I should have tried the cable hip thrust machine in the kino gym I visited that is too far away from me for my liking, but there were too many people and I did not want to look zesty.
Anyway, it's not that bad I'd say. It even has two points on it where you can attach resistance bands instead of using weight to make the lift even harder. Without bands I'd say the upper 1/4 rom is much easier than the bottom 3/4, and by the machine being made in a way so that you can attach bands to it, you can turn that around and make the top 1/4 the hardest part of the ROM.
Also, did an inbody test today, and according to it I gained 1,5 kgs total weight out of which 0,8 kg is muscle 3 and a half weeks. The bulk was succesful I'd say. Then again, I'm not trusting the machine as months ago when I increased weights consistently, for 3 months straight it measured 0,0 kg difference in muscle. And now out of nowhere it measures 0,8 kgs in 3 and a half weeks, which imho, should not be possible at 1+ years of lifting as you're past the stage of newbie gains.

It's time.