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CaT_SPeW
extra crispy
thanks Andy, that all makes sense. my lats are lagging pretty badly so once i get the hang of these i plan to do them reguarly. how often would you recommend? at the moment im just doing them once a week on my back day with deadlifts, chins, rows etc
Goosey
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I've always done full-body workouts hyjak so I incorporated pullovers every workout, get it right and you have a very intense exercise which only requires one set to MMF.
Doing a heavy set of pullovers directly after squats is a good thing.
In my forties I would often squat 5x5 with 120kg followed by a back off set of 20 rep's with 80, the run to the hammer pullover 12 x 100kg that was the beginning of my workout.
No way I could do that now, that was the best I did.
Doing a heavy set of pullovers directly after squats is a good thing.
In my forties I would often squat 5x5 with 120kg followed by a back off set of 20 rep's with 80, the run to the hammer pullover 12 x 100kg that was the beginning of my workout.
No way I could do that now, that was the best I did.
CaT_SPeW
extra crispy
ive always done full body workouts too up until about 3 weeks ago as i needed a change to remotivate myself which worked. i'll just throw light sets in after each workout for now until i get the action right then i suppose i could chuck them in on leg days with squats and back days with deads.
Goosey
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Yep, sure that would be fine and doing the exercise every time until skilled is a great idea.
If you need help or if you are unsure about this and any machine, sing out and I'll show you, if you're local..
Goosey
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The Nautilus pullover is the most important piece of muscle building equipment ever invented, next to the barbell.
The barbell is a miracle tool to build muscle, but it does have some short-coming for certain exercises and in some instances useless.
But, if we focus just on the chinup, pulldown or pull up I will attempt to describe how useful the pullover is.
The typical pulldown type movement the rom is 120 degrees around the shoulder, the wide grip pull up there is 70 degrees of movement, the narrow grip is 115 degrees.
With these three movements you have no resistance to the torso muscles at the beginning or end of the movement.
So if in doubt always choose the exercise with the greatest rom if you want to work that area
The amount of fatigue the muscles of the torso receives is depended upon the strength of ones arms.
The muscles of the back are quite large and would need a lot of direct work to facilitate growth, unfortunately the smaller muscles of the bicep fatigue much earlier before any inroads into torso muscleture fatigue is reached.
The pullover provides an incredible 280 degrees movement around the shoulder, provides direct resistance through the whole movement, the torso is also stretched and twisted to some degree and- not only constant but it is also variable due to the design of the cam which is designed so that the resistance is greatest at the begining and at the end of the movement,vthe weak link of the arms is also taken away and directed through the elbow.
To someone who has not used these machines the resistance doesn't feel right, not smooth or consistent, but as your strength improves you will then notice a change and once where you were weak you become strong.
The barbell is a miracle tool to build muscle, but it does have some short-coming for certain exercises and in some instances useless.
But, if we focus just on the chinup, pulldown or pull up I will attempt to describe how useful the pullover is.
The typical pulldown type movement the rom is 120 degrees around the shoulder, the wide grip pull up there is 70 degrees of movement, the narrow grip is 115 degrees.
With these three movements you have no resistance to the torso muscles at the beginning or end of the movement.
So if in doubt always choose the exercise with the greatest rom if you want to work that area
The amount of fatigue the muscles of the torso receives is depended upon the strength of ones arms.
The muscles of the back are quite large and would need a lot of direct work to facilitate growth, unfortunately the smaller muscles of the bicep fatigue much earlier before any inroads into torso muscleture fatigue is reached.
The pullover provides an incredible 280 degrees movement around the shoulder, provides direct resistance through the whole movement, the torso is also stretched and twisted to some degree and- not only constant but it is also variable due to the design of the cam which is designed so that the resistance is greatest at the begining and at the end of the movement,vthe weak link of the arms is also taken away and directed through the elbow.
To someone who has not used these machines the resistance doesn't feel right, not smooth or consistent, but as your strength improves you will then notice a change and once where you were weak you become strong.
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Goosey
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A key movement used in conjunction with Peary Raders 20 rep breathing squat program.
Part of the problem the jones thought was the disadvantage of the barbell was that the resistance was straight up and down and not directional.