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    “Renaissance periodization has jumped the shark” - Alex Bromley. Any thoughts on this video?

    @ainigma Do you know where his insistence on using full ROM came from? I’d like to know what led him to recommending that in the first place. Also, could you elaborate how those lateral raises he demonstrated tire out the front delts? I assume you mean front delts would be the limiting factor...
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    To those of you who feel you've mastered pushing to true failure, do you get grindy reps no matter the exercise?

    @holoman Hmm, so basically for things that are more shortened-biased (which for me seem to have more unpredictable failure points), going to failure is probably best while other exercises with predictable failure points use the RIR-system?
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    To those of you who feel you've mastered pushing to true failure, do you get grindy reps no matter the exercise?

    @holoman I get this with Bent-over Rows and Upright Rows. How do you gauge RIR on these types of exercises?
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    Need help deciding between t-bar row (v-grip), close grip barbell row, or smith machine close grip barbell row for lats

    @kvolm When you say hand-supported row here, do you mean something like Meadows Row or 1-arm DB row where you row with one hand and the other hand is on your thigh or bench?
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    Need help deciding between t-bar row (v-grip), close grip barbell row, or smith machine close grip barbell row for lats

    @kvolm Hey just wanted to follow up with you on this because you are always giving great answers to most of my questions. I'm not trying to be optimal or anything, but was curious how do Landmine T-bar Rows (Arnold-style no chest support) compare to traditional Barbell Rows? If you were to use...
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    Need help deciding between t-bar row (v-grip), close grip barbell row, or smith machine close grip barbell row for lats

    @kvolm Curious, would the Smith machine row be at least slightly less taxing on the lower back than barbell rows? Especially if you set the bar to rest on the stopper at the bottom.
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