Frank Hawley Training

Passing thoughts and advice on how to get stronger

Use this simple trick to get 17% stronger on all your lifts!

0.07 is a long way to go for sumo deadlift percentiles

Most sit-ups are limited by a bad strength curve.

When you hold a plate or dumbbell, the movement is hardest when you’re parallel with the ground and gets easier as you sit up. Using a cable fixes this by keeping tension throughout the entire range of motion, which is key for hypertrophy and effective resistance training (PMID: 20847704).

The 45° incline also changes the mechanics.
The rep starts more like a crunch (ribcage toward pelvis), then finishes with more posterior pelvic tilt (pelvis toward ribcage), training the abs through both roles in spinal flexion. The re**us abdominis functions as a single muscle, but regional activation can vary based on movement (PMID: 16826020).

So I like this for a better resistance profile since it’s theoretically more tension and useful reps.

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