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casualbb said:Deads won't do crap for your lats. You should do them anyway, but don't make them a chief lat movement if lats are your focus.
I was gonna say something along those lines.
Deadlift doesn't really work the lats all that much. You'll get some benefit to your lats with them due to the fact that you'll end up flexing your lats. It's more of a glutes/traps/erectors/hamstring/forearms exercise.
I recommend
* close-grip pulldowns,
* medium to close-grip bb rows Yates-style
* Hammer unilateral row machine performed standing up (it's meant to be done sitting)
* Wide grip pulldowns
Don't do all of them. Pick 2. Maybe a 3rd exercise just for flushing (high rep, low weight)