Thanks Murph,

I assumed a 1 rep max at 405 after the layoff and put the first set at 65-70% (275lbs) so not to start too heavy. Second set was 10% decrease in weight from that, (255).

The dropping of the hips while I pull against the bar is me trying to get my hips wedged to the bar while I create the lat tightness. I picked that up from a Chris Duffin video: https://youtu.be/oiDczs9j75E?t=449 (I’m still kicking myself from missing his visit to TPS a few years ago)

Am I losing tension/power that way? I don’t doubt I could be misunderstanding something and am implementing it incorrectly.

Thanks,
John