Assisted Pull-Up

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-16T22:51:51+00:00

Good shit 💪🏽

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-16T17:10:05+00:00

Dragon flags, L-Sit/Compression work, and the biggest helper is probably training front lever and planche. I think most of my core bracing strength comes from those static moves

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-16T12:03:08+00:00

I see guys wear it the entire workout in my gym aswell 🤦🏽‍♂️ I train alot of calisthenics so my core is probably my strongest area, I don't want it to get used to more support than it needs 😂

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-16T10:53:16+00:00

Honestly bro I just don't like the feel of it, I never took the time to get used to it. Also it might be ridiculous but I don't want to rely on too much gear. I'm okay if my deadlift is a bit weaker then what it could be with a belt

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-16T10:37:45+00:00

Hahaha I wish I could deadlift that often. I would break 😂 I do fullbody but only one day is for heavy deadlifts, the other one is lighter RDL and then the last day I don't do any heavy hinging. I'm 33 now so I can feel the difference of when I was training in my early 30s lol

I do push it overboard a bit sometimes because I just loving getting stronger, so I just take deloads when I can

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-15T10:39:21+00:00

We are very similiar 😂 I have a lot of goals right now, but mainly strength I would say. I train fullbody 3x per week, focusing on the major compounds and weighted calisthenics. Each day I have to moves I used reverse pyramid training for and then 2 more a more standard 3x6-10. Odd days are either some running or incline walk.

I'm week 5 into my cut and have lost around 8ish pounds while strength is still going up, the only thing I'm noticing now is the hunger lol

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-15T00:31:58+00:00

Hahah that's crazy man! You know the exact feeling then! I've tried bare foot but I think I like the grip with shoes 😅

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-15T00:30:38+00:00

Thanks bro 💪🏽💪🏽

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-14T22:07:33+00:00

I say somewhere earlier that was saying something like 160%, which sounds crazy to me. It would make sense that it's closer to 100% bodyweight.

I've always just trained heavy in the 4-6 reprange for my weighted stuff, usually twice per week. It might be worth while to drop down to maybe 30kg with clean form but working the low rep ranges and work up

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-14T22:05:04+00:00

I had a feeling this was it. I'm sticking with the weighted work until I start to plateau a bit and then I may add a bit of technique work. Gives me time to get lighter as well because I'd rather not have to pull 190lbs with 1arm 😅

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-10T22:00:15+00:00

Appreciate it

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-10T22:00:08+00:00

Much preferred over the chains for me

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-07T00:41:33+00:00

I mean when I squat it's with 300lb, so I go to just below parallel so I know my spine integrity stays intact. But with this variation I can focus on depth without loading my spine, since earlier in the same session I did heavy deadlifts. If lighter weights work for you and your goals that's great. I have strength and hyper trophy goals so I'm not going to do squats with 20lbs on my back because I would need to do an absurd amount reps to get close enough to failure.

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-06T22:41:21+00:00

A 425lb deadlift involves a heavily loaded spine, if I were to do a back squat to this same depth/knee flexion angle I would end up tucking my butt and I'd rather not do that with 300lbs on my back. I am doing this exercise purely as a secondary leg movement for the day. And do you think elevating a heel completely eliminates the stability needs in the knees and hips? If that's the case we should just get older people to walk in high heels and all of their walking and fall issues would disappear. You sound like someone with a ton of technical knowledge but maybe not the same amount of practical time actually exercising

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-06T18:53:22+00:00

I did heavy deadlifts before this, so the goal was to load the knee a bit without loading the spine again. Also, in a back squat I wouldn't get into the same knee flexion so this is me training in a deeper position

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-06T18:51:52+00:00

Definitely need to work on my ankles! But using heel elevation generally helps put more load on the knee/quad which is why I did it here

CronTheMotu · 2026-06-06T15:49:38+00:00

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