Need help with Lats

[Goldprospector]

My routine currently consists of Lat pulls, seated cable rows(elbows close), and dumbell rows.

I have tried barbell rows at other times, and it always seems that my arms fail before I can get a burn in any part of my Lats. They don't even get a little sore.

Is there any lifts that target the lats more than these? What could I possibly do to eliminate the bicep on this muscle?

Gold

 

[sk*]

Pull-ups, chin-ups, barbell rows.

-sk

 

[louden_swain]

I recommend the following:

Erectors

- deadlifts
- stiff leg deadlifts
- good mornings
- hyperextensions
- reverse hypers

Lats (Thickness)

- barbell rows
- t-bar rows
- dumbbell rows
- supported t-bar rows
- bench rows

Lats (width)

- chins
- reverse grip pull-downs
- wide grip pull-downs
- seated cable rows
- machine pullovers
- dumbbell pull-overs

traps

- barbell shrugs
- dumbbell shrugs
- up right rows
- farmers walk

 

[ffknight84]

when doing DB pullovers do you use 1 DB for both hands or 1 for each???

 

[sk*]

when doing DB pullovers do you use 1 DB for both hands or 1 for each???

I've always used 1 DB for both.

-sk

 

[louden_swain]

Here are others for overall thickness:

- powercleans
- hang cleans
- partial deads
- power shrugs

 

[gonelifting]

I would guess you are not doing the barbell rows correctly. If you learn them you will benefit from their production.

You should`nt really be pulling with your biceps as opposed to squeezing your back. That`s why I think your bis are fatiguing early. Good luck.

 

[MidwestJ]

weighted pullups are NUMBER 1!! bent over rows....t-bar rows....deadlifts....back to weighted pullups

 

[PolishHammer1977]

GO to the gym and do 10 sets of pull ups. It will teach the meaning of lat strength. It taught me and i have since remembered to keep them strong.

 

[sinjinsmythe33]

doing sets right now, and they are quite humbling. but they are effective

 

[IronLion]

wide grip pull ups are one of the most underrated bench assistance moves, and they will develop lat width like nothin else

 

[Goldprospector]

I don't know what kind of difference it makes for arm length, but I was playing around in my gym tonight and it seemed that I felt less fatigue in my bicep if I start most all of the afore mentioned lifts with a bent arm and never locked out to a straight arm. For example, I moved closer to the row bar on a seated row machine and I did not fatigue the bicep early. I did some pull ups and never went all the way down and really fried my Lats. Since I have a spread arm span of 82"...maybe the length of the pull is a key??? I don't know, but I think I might try my next routine with a closer start position and not lock out my arms...I'll let you know.

Thanks for the assistance.

Gold

 

[erowana]

Hi I don't feel a burn in my lats anymore nowadays.