Markus, My gym has this machine: https://shop.lifefitness.com//products/hammer-strength-plate-loaded-iso-lateral-front-lat-pulldown?variant=44488810856645&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22850817767&gbraid=0AAAAAD_h8npCphb_Num7bp7pJhOYm-huN I usually do standard underhand cable pull downs but today I tried this machine just to see how it felt. It feels good, you get a much stronger squeeze in the contracted position due to the resistance curve. Which do you prefer for overall lat development?

If you YouTube Mentzer, you’ll inevitably come across the videos of Mike training Boyer Coe in high intensity fashion. Coe actually worked with Arthur Jones and nautilus for some time. But he didn’t really believe in the HIT way of training. In the recent Shawn ray interview (link below, go to 28:30) he mentions that the “shorter is better” training philosophy was just a marketing ploy. My question is: if HIT works better, clearly Boyer would’ve seen this, as he had access to some of the best trainers and equipment while working for Nautilus right? Could it be that some people just don’t respond well to HIT? Video link: https://youtu.be/i4PZ5yPIq5M?si=xKirebtHe1TcTzda

I just added a new article to the HDN Classroom: Building Muscle in a Caloric Deficit . The science, the training structure, and how all HD plans already work with it. This breaks down: - Why muscle growth doesn’t require a surplus - How intensity keeps protein synthesis active - How to train and eat when calories are low - Why volume fails and precision wins - This is not a cutting article. It’s a re composition and muscle-preservation playbook. Available now inside the Classroom for HDN Premium members. — Markus

Jan 2nd in first pic to today Feb 1st Down about 12 pounds but stronger on every lift, some lifts up 10–20% Working out every other day on the workout plan Markus wrote up for me (following the work out exactly as prescribed) 35 yo, lifetime natural

I’ve been doing traditional squats but looking to swap over to a machine style so I can push deeper to failure. I’ve already got leg press in the routine, so this would be an additional compound movement My gym has plenty to choose from: Hack Squat Roger’s Power Squat Pro Arsenal Pendulum Squat Belt Squat Which of these would you choose?