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Bodyweight progression

Resistance Band Pull-Down

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

Muscle contribution per set

Lats1
Biceps.35
Upper Back.30
Rear Delts.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

Band lat pulldown; tempo builds vertical pulling strength with constant tension.

Lean back slightly; pull to upper chest.

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

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by reps, not weight — you earn harder sets, longer holds, or extra reps rather than plates.

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