North Coast Miller
Level 9 Valued Member
Guess I'm in the minority here, I don't much care for it opposed to PU variations or pretty much any other horizontal push.
The short ROM almost completely eliminates contribution from the lats and deep stretch on the pecs at the insertion. Unlike bench or PU it also fails to encourage overall tension, posterior or anterior aside from what little is needed for balance.
Admittedly I've never taken a deep dive, but using it for 6-8 week cycles always left me glad to be done with it.
The short ROM almost completely eliminates contribution from the lats and deep stretch on the pecs at the insertion. Unlike bench or PU it also fails to encourage overall tension, posterior or anterior aside from what little is needed for balance.
Admittedly I've never taken a deep dive, but using it for 6-8 week cycles always left me glad to be done with it.