Best Lat Excercises

[redbear]

This is by far the best exercise for acheiving the V-shape. Simplify your back routine. A lot of those exercises listed above are the same movement. Here is what I have done for years and my back is one of my best muscles:

Deads
Weighted Wide Pullups
Weighted Narrow Pullups
BB Rows

Throw in some hypers at the end and you got yourself a simple, yet punishing back routine.

Something i don`t ever see done but i`ve read in one of those magazines and since i started doing them very few guys have a back like mine.
Simple cable rows only with 2 individual hand grips on one cable.
the type of squeeze you get i find is not only better but also a more natural position with your hands, which in my oppinion allows for a better squeeze.

 

[slat1]

This is by far the best exercise for acheiving the V-shape. Simplify your back routine. A lot of those exercises listed above are the same movement. Here is what I have done for years and my back is one of my best muscles:

Deads
Weighted Wide Pullups
Weighted Narrow Pullups
BB Rows

Throw in some hypers at the end and you got yourself a simple, yet punishing back routine.

He nailed it. Wide grip pull ups (not downs) are the best for width. Deads area staple for your back. Narrow gets you the length and rows thicken it all up!

 

[boops]

This is by far the best exercise for acheiving the V-shape. Simplify your back routine. A lot of those exercises listed above are the same movement. Here is what I have done for years and my back is one of my best muscles:

Deads
Weighted Wide Pullups
Weighted Narrow Pullups
BB Rows

Throw in some hypers at the end and you got yourself a simple, yet punishing back routine.

nailed it all right there and in fact that looks like my backworkout exactly save for the fact i do deads on a day all their own.....start with weighted pull ups low reps heavy weight then onto thr rest of the exercises.....

 

[NickyE3]

I would stay away from behind the neck lat pull downs. My athletic surgeon told me it puts too much stress on shoulders (rotator cuff, labrum) and can also injure your neck.

I tend to go with wide grip pull downs and seated rows.

 

[dullboy]

Good Mornings are very helpful to dullboys back as well.

remember - the narrower your waist, the bigger everything becomes in proportion above it. it's all an illusion.

 

[AAP]

seated cable rows are the "squat" for your back.

wide grip chins/pulldowns are just robbing you because of their decrease in movement range.

rear pulldowns are awesome. and injury free if you turn backwards on the lat machine. injuries come from the bar (and your shoulders) having to travel down and then back to get the bar behind you. If you sit backwards, the bar is already behind you and all you have to do is just pull it down.

 

[dullboy]

rear pulldowns are awesome. and injury free if you turn backwards on the lat machine. injuries come from the bar (and your shoulders) having to travel down and then back to get the bar behind you. If you sit backwards, the bar is already behind you and all you have to do is just pull it down.

yes, yes, yes. you need to get as neutral as possible and this serves that purpose.

 

[LT3]

seated cable rows are the "squat" for your back.

wide grip chins/pulldowns are just robbing you because of their decrease in movement range.

rear pulldowns are awesome. and injury free if you turn backwards on the lat machine. injuries come from the bar (and your shoulders) having to travel down and then back to get the bar behind you. If you sit backwards, the bar is already behind you and all you have to do is just pull it down.

I agree. especially about the cable rows and the wide grip chins/pulldowns.

 

[cityhick]

Also another thing I do between my dead lifts are hypers. Its a bitch but after I got used to it I noticed my lower back getting a lot better. But bent over Lat rows. and seated rows are great concentrate on not using your bi's and sqeezing the shit outta your back

 

[LftHndPwrHouse]

T bar or BB rows...
wide grip pull downs
the best...wide grip pull ups

Behind the neck pulldowns will actually hit the rear delts first.