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Part of my journey to getting that IFBB pro card includes getting more active in the online bodybuilding community… which also gets me into situations where I answer questions like this one: Are deadlifts overrated?

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Feeling your lats engage on accessory work will make it easier to activate them on the compound lifts. One of my favorite ways to do this when I can add an extra training day is with a light, high-rep extra workout.

Elitefts.com™ Advisor and Mountain Dog Training and Diet Owner, John Meadows, along with Jennica Kidd demonstrate prone cambered bar rows

Flex elbows and retract scapula until upper arm is approximately level with torso

One of the biggest weaknesses I have seen over the years is the upper back

Any rowing motion where the chest is in a supported position.