Strength / Weight Training

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hippy in reply to @Aldersbrook

My body is weird. My shoulders are fucked but I have strong neck, probably because of the TTing. My biceps are that of a cyclist but I have relatively big forearms (don't ask why). Huge lower body means lots of weight to hang that's not helping. Grip strength doesn't appear to be too much of an issue - my deadlifts are ok for a 'non-lifter'.

If my arms are already fucked from other stuff I find it much easier to jump part way and finish the pull up then slowly lower down - negative, yeah?

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Aldersbrook in reply to @hippy

Ok then if you have the forearms of a ambidextrous serial masturbator, then wide grip pull Up or negatives are the best. Most of the emphasis will be on the back. For negatives, the slower the better. They are not fun....essentric work is hard and boring....

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hippy in reply to @Aldersbrook

Boring? You're talking to a guy that stared at a brick wall for hours on his turbo to get used to long, straight stretches of unchanging road...

There's sloping grip bits on the pull up bar thing at the gym but I tend to only use it in between squats or deads. It's a prize bit of kit.

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