Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is all you need to do

Re:Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is al... by grvdrm on Saturday January 07, 2023 @09:19AM (#34288157)

Definitely something you can integrate but the wide grip pull-up is less efficient even if it better isolates the back. Again, I’m not saying avoid it, but just that it’s not as much a compound exercise as a normal pull-up.

My rule of thumb is to stick with as much compound work as possible as it’s a more efficient use of time. Single arm isolated work as example is great, sure, but hardly makes use of other muscles in the time you have to perform a workout.

Another variation I use: neutral (palms face each other) grip pull up.

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Re:Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is al... by brailsafe on Saturday January 07, 2023 @05:27PM (#34293648)

I play around with different variations of grip widths and positioning, and feel like there's a time and place for pure isolation or totally compound movements. If one area is significantly weaker than the others, it helps to work on that in isolation, and if another significantly stronger, you're probably going to be doing all of them a disservice and possibly risking injury.

Leg presses, delt flys, and lat pulldowns are some that I prefer to sometimes do in isolation to ensure that one side isn't significantly compensating for the other. I find that it's also a more effective use of the mental energy required, by reducing the total amount of muscles to pay attention to.

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Re:Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is al... by tonightstoast on Sunday January 08, 2023 @01:50AM (#34296739)

Definitely agree it uses less muscles. I was solely talking to increase one set max rep count. Neutral grips are nice.

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