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Bodyweight progression

Y-T-W Raise

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

Muscle contribution per set

Rear Delts1
Side Delts.30
Upper Back.25

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

Prone Y-T-W sequence; tempo with pauses builds lower trap, rear delt, and scapular stability for posture and shoulder health.

Thumbs up; lift into Y then T then W shapes, squeeze shoulder blades throughout.

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.