I'm 34 and 100% natty. I have a VERY physically demanding job. I work out hard enough to leave myself on the borderline of overtraining constantly. Puking and passing out are not strangers to my vocabulary.
Being natty, one has to keep a close eye on energy levels to make gains. I work out Mon-Wed-Fri doing Legs-Chest, shoulders,tris-Back,bis respectivly. By the end of friday I have a hard time walking I'm so damn exhausted. If anything, I may be working out with TOO MUCH INTENSITY, and thereby hampering my gains. This is one of my reasons for doing rack pulls.
There is an EXCELLENT sticky from REALGAINS on the women's training board regarding training without gear.
I was just trying to explain my reasons for adding partials to my workout. I wanted to know what other people here thought of their effectiveness, and to hear what their results were when they performed them.