[Flabbibulin]

Ya, a lot of people don't really know the difference between good mornings and deadlifts as most people seem to being a mix of the two... and the amount of hip thrust some people throw in at the top of their deadlifts is scary to watch.

For me, I see the most results with less weight, full range of motion and a decent rep range of 8-12.

That said, obviously gradually lifting more and more weight is an indication of progress and increased muscle mass. The way to get there though isn't by decreasing range of motion to a ridiculous 1/2 rep. For me, nothing has given me more gains on compound movements than decreasing the number of failure sets I do. On the fundamental movements, I basically only go to failure on the last one or two sets. Going to failure on every set of every exercise is silly imo. I was basically doing this for years and came to realize it was wearing me out and I wasn't increasing in strength. The difference is maybe only 1 rep, but makes a world of difference.

A typical bench press session to start my chest workout might look like this-

135- warm up of 12, no failure
155- 12, no failure
165- 10, no failure
175- 10, partial failure
185- 8, failure

Really not a lot of weight when you compare what most people are doing, but I am huge on full range of motion with nice controlled reps. I am 6'1 with fairly long arms, so full range of motion on something like the bench doesn't necessarily mean touching the bar to my chest. My upper arms do go slightly below parallel though.