Trains lats first, with real work landing on upper back, biceps, rear delts and more.
These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.
Controlled eccentric + pause at stretch builds mid-back and lat thickness; tempo keeps scapulae moving properly.
Neutral or slight thoracic extension; squeeze shoulder blades.
Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.
Progresses by load: +1.25kg increments, earned session by session from your rep quality.
Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.