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@kozluv Just much less back activation and way less leverage on the fulcrum for your lats, so you get way less work done. It can potentially impinge the anterior shoulders, but more likely that you strain brachioradialis attempting to pull-up than impinge probably.

@pablob I think this would help. The only thing I would avoid is contracting lats with arms at your side. This shortened position might create muscle strain, it nearly definitely would for me. Instead of squeezing lats hard, maybe just do “pull-ups” with a broom handle/pvc pipe using just...

@pablob Chest up to start the rep - way up if your posture sucks. Pull Elbows to armpits. No thumbs. (Reduce forearms trying to do the work) It sounds like you don’t know how to pull with lats. This is extremely normal, and also easy to overcome. I would use the lat pulldown at high reps and...

@danielkibby People don’t talk to me, so…

@prcg345 There’s a reason there are so many 5’10” champs. At 5’6” I look strong af, but even being quite lean, I look “stubby” and “thick.” I look strong af, but I won’t ever place in a BB comp. I would have to reduce thighs and lats to have a balanced look…not so awesome imo. Similarly, at...

@asperd It never changes. Your body doesn’t use protein for magic, it uses it to balance nitrogen and modify structures - your digestive system isn’t “bulking” or “cutting” or “recomping”

@sunflower39 Too hard to reinforce muscle memory if you only do something 4 times per month.