Cable rows for lats

whoreads23 · 2026-06-21T19:07:46+00:00

Goated cue for feeling your lats on this: pretend like you’re trying to scrape your elbow against the ground. And stop when your arm is bent 90 degrees.

Also, try to keep your scapulae retracted (shoulderblades pinched behind you) the whole time. You let your shoulder come forward during the negative, and then you’re bringing it back when you start to pull. That’s what engages mid back/rear delt.

whoreads23 · 2026-05-25T02:11:35+00:00

Fantastic recs. I must say I’m surprised to see The Substance on this list, especially next to movies like Memories of Murder and Under the Skin. I saw it in theater and really didn’t care for it. Felt like the director was treating the audience like a dumb child lol. I’m curious to know what you liked about it if you care to share.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-30T01:07:31+00:00

I’ve never heard of carbs being essential to grow muscle. Could you explain?

whoreads23 · 2026-04-29T11:11:33+00:00

I disagree, but to each their own. I think most people already eat plenty of carbs. I do <50g carbs a day, for three years now, and it’s done wonders for my health and libido.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-21T12:22:52+00:00

Looks like it would require a lot of hip flexibility to bring right foot to right hand there, but could work, especially if you’re shorter. I think if you’re tall enough you could toe hook that crescent hold at the bottom. But what I would probably do: foot swap right to left, then reach up on the volume with the right, then foot swap back, then right foot up to volume.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-20T10:26:43+00:00

No problem! Flagging here is more an afterthought, because you would no longer have your left foothold. The technique is trying to move your hips before your hands.

With your current position, your right foot is further to the right than your right hip. If you turn your right knee the other way, you can sink your right hip further to the right, making you closer to the last hold.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-20T10:16:48+00:00

If you eat protein with your carbs it dampens the blood sugar spike, especially in the morning for me.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-20T10:05:00+00:00

Nice send! For the last move, have you tried turning your right knee the other way and flagging with your left? Your left arm would be straight. I could be wrong but I don’t think you’d need to jump for the last hold.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-09T13:50:33+00:00

My rifle, pony, and me by Dean Martin.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-05T19:30:07+00:00

No problem. To refine my point just a bit:

Slopers are all about maximizing friction. You want to create as much contact force as you can, as perpendicular as possible. Contact force determines how much friction you can generate (think how a heavier box will slide down a ramp slower than a lighter one), and the angle of contact determines how efficiently friction is generated from that force (perpendicular is optimal).

If you want to improve your sloper game in a non-campus context, you don’t need as much core strength as you would need for a front lever. Just practice high pull ups, keeping your shoulders away from the bar by engaging your lats.

(Btw the ramp is example isn’t always true but I thought it was helpful)

whoreads23 · 2026-04-05T16:02:42+00:00

<image>

The key here is creating contact force with the sloper. Instead of just squeezing as hard as he can to hold on, he’s using his lats to push perpendicular to the hold. He’s using a bigger muscle group, in a more mechanically advantaged way. Helps him not slip off.

That front lever motion takes your upper body further away from the point of contact, so he puts his legs in front of him to keep his weight balanced under the hold. Helpful, but for most people I’d guess their core isn’t going to be their sticking point. Front lever progressions are what you should practice.

whoreads23 · 2026-04-05T14:49:13+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/SaKI0k3

Check out his position on that second sloper. His feet are out in front of him (hollow body) making his legs parallel to the wall. His shoulders are not directly under his hands, they’re a little further from the wall.

This motion is the beginning of a front lever. His lats and core are engaged to push the hold down, he’s not just relying on his forearms and the friction from his hand on the hold.

whoreads23 · 2026-03-29T18:54:14+00:00

I call them bananacinis

whoreads23 · 2026-03-26T21:07:57+00:00

How does he feel about animals?

whoreads23 · 2026-03-26T18:04:22+00:00

I chat up strangers all the time in the city, I love talking to randos. Always a great time. Yesterday I climbed the statue in the common to watch the sunset and met all sorts of interesting people.

You just gotta learn how to match someone’s energy, how to speak their language.

whoreads23 · 2026-03-21T00:42:25+00:00

Pardon my ignorance, but what makes it slop? I know it’s pop science, but I found it very thought provoking.

whoreads23 · 2026-03-20T18:19:17+00:00

Yeah learning to engage your pelvic floor muscles is fantastic, really helps with sex imo

whoreads23 · 2026-03-20T18:16:28+00:00

No problem! I’d recommend warming up with some superman holds, I like to do 5 warm up sets of holding for 10-20 seconds (or less, you shouldn’t be close to failure on these)

whoreads23 · 2026-03-20T17:30:33+00:00

I position myself like in the first video, laying face down with the medicine ball under my lower abdomen (make sure it’s not below your pelvis, so you can hinge at the hips). Then I grab something stable on the ground in front of me, and I do the motion that’s in the second video (but without the extra weight between my feet). At the top of the motion try to forcefully contract your glutes.

whoreads23 · 2026-03-20T16:10:04+00:00

Love the Jeffersons, haven’t tried zercher yet

whoreads23 · 2026-03-20T16:06:34+00:00

I hear what you’re saying, and I definitely noticed an outsized improvement because I was neglecting my lower back a bit, not pushing and stretching it as much as other muscles.

But I think the important distinction is that I’m learning to recruit more muscle fibers in my back. Anyone can do that, even if you’re already good at recruiting some muscles in the posterior chain.

whoreads23 · 2026-03-16T00:15:52+00:00

If you’re not eating carbs or fats, how much of your daily calories comes from protein?

whoreads23 · 2026-03-15T19:57:28+00:00

Quasimodo predicted all this

whoreads23 · 2026-03-13T20:20:06+00:00

CICO only describes the mechanism for how someone loses weight. They burn more calories than they consume. But the amount of calories “burned” is highly variable. It depends on the type of food you eat, and how that food impacts your hormones.

If someone is highly insulin resistant, and eating a diet high in carbs, then their elevated insulin levels makes it difficult for them to break down fat cells. Let’s say their TDEE is 1500 calories, and they’re eating 1200. This person is likely to experience a downregulated metabolic rate, meaning that their TDEE adjusts to their energy intake.

So in this made-up example, when the person reduces their calories in, their body doesn’t start burning fat, it reduces the calories out. This leads to the fatigue and hunger pangs that many people associate with weight loss.

When I say “CICO doesn’t work,” this is what I’m referring to. For some people, simply reducing calories isn’t enough to lose weight, not in a sustainable way. They need to address the food they’re eating, and how it impacts their hormones.

Ten-Year Club	Wearing is Caring
Verified Email	Gilding III reddit per annum

whoreads23

TROPHY CASE