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Isolation

Face Pull

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

Muscle contribution per set

Rear Delts1
Biceps.20
Upper Back.20
Traps.15
Side Delts.15

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

2down
1pause
2up
1squeeze

Rear delt and external rotator emphasis with pauses; tempo reinforces scapular health and posture.

Lead with elbows; external rotation at face level.

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

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load in +0.5kg steps. Isolation work is where the honest-volume ledger pays off — compounds alone don't cover it.

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.