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Upper-body pull

Chest-Supported DB Row

Trains upper back first, with real work landing on biceps, lats, rear delts and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Upper Back1
Biceps.40
Lats.40
Rear Delts.35
Traps.25
Forearms.20

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.

Tempo

3down
1pause
2up
0squeeze

Supported position allows stricter tempo and heavier loading on lats/rhomboids; pause removes momentum.

Chest glued to pad; full stretch at bottom.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load: +1.25kg increments, earned session by session from your rep quality.

Swap it for

Same movement pattern, same progression continuity — these are the alternatives the app offers mid-session when a rack is taken or equipment isn't there.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.