Paige Sandgren

a long time ago… I miss this pup so much.

Never take your doggos for granted - and remember, YOU are their whole world. That’s all they know.

Don’t let them down while they are still in your life. ❤️‍🩹

And watch what happens when I drop my shoulders and thus elbows halfway through to prevent all traps from taking over. 💪🏻

Play with this and let me know what you learn about your form!

Remember… your back has many more muscles than one. At different heights/depths/planes.

If you want a gnarly back… you have to know how to hit them all. 🤪

How can you stay on track after a stressful day? Or if your partner enables you? Or if YOU enable them?

This is one of my favorite ways to activate my lower lat, aside from low row machines and everything supinated under the sun. ⁣
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❤️ I put the weight on the first plate, even if it’s 5 lbs. Hold, squeeze, slowly release into the negative and stretch the lat at the end. ⁣
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❤️ Do enough reps to fatigue and pump the muscle, even if you don’t go to “failure.” ⁣
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❤️ Super set this with a heavier one arm DB row by bringing one over to the machine and using the bench to brace yourself. I also like to do one row movement with one pull-down. This could count for either one. ⁣
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❤️ Try hammer grip or slight supination at the end, or twist arm to pronate at the front. You can also rotate your torso away from the arm rowing, but for my mechanics, it helps to do the opposite. Don’t forget to shift your weight on one glute, or try it evenly distributed. ⁣
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Sometimes I’ll do a few sets of these before other exercises to begin with engaged lats from the start if they are being stubborn if if I have a low cal day. ⁣
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Do whatever works best for your body but give it a try! 🤙🏼💪🏻

And KEEP YOUR DELT DOWN. Don’t let your trap take over.