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Pull-aparts: More Than A Warm-Up
In gyms and weight rooms across the country, you'll see people do the typical 2-3x10 pull-apart with a red band as a piece of their upper body warm-up. There is nothing wrong with this, it is a phenomenal way to get rear delts/upper back warmed up for any type of pressing. However, it can be used in your training as a way to hammer rear delt volume. Think about it: it's low level, the rest of your training day will be less affected as this is less taxing on CNS. This is how I
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