widen my lats!!

[marky]

Lee Haney highly recommended this-stretching the lats hard for 20-30 seconds after every set. I"ve tried this and it definitely improved my width.

 

[ultragainz]

you guys ever try one arm pull downs?...

 

[Mike80]

any wide grip exericise will help with back width.

 

[amon]

I've been using a combination of wide- and narrow-grip weighted pullups, four sets after deadlifts, with weight to keep reps in 10-16 range, and also superset bench press with heavy rows on a different day. I've been happy with my progress in the lats. Oddly enough, I think the narrow grip is slightly more productive but that could be wishful thinking.

 

[Charlie B]

Believe it or not, wide-grip pull-ups/downs are not the key to lat development. All you need to do is combine an isolation exercise with a compound exercise. The reason is, during a compound exercise, the arms are going to be the weakest link, meaning, they will tire before you can fully stimulate the lats. Here is what I recommend, combine close reverse-grip (palms facing you) pull-downs with nautilus or dumb-bell pull-overs. Warm-up on the pulldowns first, maybe two sets. On the second set use a weight that you could do 10-12 times, but don't go to failure yet. Then do a warm-up set on your pull-overs, followed by a set to complete failure (ensure that you always use strict form), immediately go back to pull-downs, and do a set to complete failure, again using strict form. (I assure you that you will be lucky to get 6 this time) Building muscle is as much, if not more, about training smart, not just hard. If you are interested in a complete routine just email me. Good luck

 

[JackHammer666]

FallenAngel
Don't make it more difficult than it is. When you start listening to everyone throw their regimn at you, granted they all sound great, you only confuse yourself. Like everyone suggests just add in some wide grip pullups and give a little time. Good Luck!

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[Charlie B]

Wide grip does not equal wide lats. The lats insert into the upper arm, therefore if you widen your grip you will not work the muscle through its full range of motion. Additionally, given that arms are the weak link in the pull-down, a wide grip makes it an even weaker link which results in the exercise being terminated before the lats are fully exausted. People like training to seem mystical and complicated because it helps them sell their books or supplements. The key to finding answers is to ask questions. Just because everyone says it does not make it so.

 

[lilguy7000]

Gee, I was under the impression that wide grip pulldowns worked the midback. I used a v-grip bar and pulldown to chest while leaning back a little to widen up a bit. Of course, I hit pulldowns or pullups first.

lilguy

 

[corndawg]

I don't know how much they widen the lats but I like bent over rows on the smith. They were the key to adding mass in my lats..Try um all...see waht hits yours the best.

 

[Phenotype X]

If you need the mass and thickness, keep rowing, but if you need width, wide grip pulldown and pullups are you're best bet. See if you're really lacking in width, but if you're looking in the mirror from the front, and you see a lack in your lats, maybe it might be thickness especially in the lower lats, where many people lack. For that, you need to do rows, rows and more rows.