Upgrading to an ergonomic lat pulldown attachment
I finally swapped my old straight bar for an ergonomic lat pulldown attachment, and the difference in how my shoulders feel is night and day. If you've spent any time in a commercial gym, you know the drill: you grab that long, cold, slightly bent piece of steel, hook your thumbs over it, and pull down until your wrists feel like they're being twisted into a pretzel. For a long time, we just accepted that discomfort as part of the "grind." But honestly, after trying a grip that actually fits the way a human hand is shaped, I can't imagine going back to the old way of doing things. ...