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Sean (anonymous) May 28, 2017 0 Comments

What do you think of doing assistance exercise A in gear? IE box squats, banded board presses, dead lifts from blocks ect.

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-30T12:51:52+00:00

One big factor would be, how good are you in your gear?

Most times I would suggest limited gear during secondary movements.

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Answer 2 · 2017-05-30T19:03:01+00:00

I personally wouldn’t. Do more in the comp form to get better when necessary, and use the assistance to get stronger.

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