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blasting the lats

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My lats are definitely one of my weak points, and I need to get it up to par with the rest of my back. My normal back routine is:

Deadlift: 2-3 warmup sets, 2 working sets
T-bar Row or 1-arm DB row: 3 sets
Lat Pulldown or Wide Grip Pull ups: 2-3 sets to failure
Cable Rows: 2-3 sets

For the next few weeks, I was thinking of focusing on the lats:

Deadlift: 2-3 warmup sets, 2 working sets
Lat Pulldown: 3 sets
Behind the neck pull downs: 2 sets
Close grip or Parallel Pullups: 2 sets to failure

Will that do the trick? Suggestions? Thanks.
 
I believe the best way to bring up the lats is to hit them 3-4 days a week and only use one exercise for 3-4 sets.
 
good god.. 3-4 times a week!? he wanted them to grow man..

I would hit them 1-2 max a week, it u wanna hit the lower lats , use a reverse grip for pulldowns. for upper lats and teres major a reg. pulldown or pull -up would be good for 3-4 sets
 
Yeah, I hit each bodypart once a week, so 3-4 times doesn't sound like a good idea. I'll try out your advice on the reverse-grip pulldowns and see how that goes Sweed, thanks.
 
Behind the necks won't really hit your lats better, but they can lead to shoulder injuries for some people. Stick to pullups, then maybe some pulldowns after you can't do another pullup.

Then rows and lastly deads.
 
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