Deadlifts and lats

**Aggression** · 11-07-2004, 06:29 PM

What do deads build more, your lat width or thickness? Do they build more your lower lats or upper lats?

I'm doing 4x5 increasing the weight each set.

**nsa** · 11-07-2004, 06:46 PM

Neither, they primarily work your erector spinae...

**Aggression** · 11-07-2004, 07:40 PM

So deads don't work your lats at all?

**gino_slayer** · 11-07-2004, 07:46 PM

they dont work them directly but they do give your back a look of overall thickness.

**decadbal** · 11-07-2004, 09:05 PM

if you are gettin lat workout from deads, i have afeelin you arnt doing deads..lol

**mitch428cj** · 11-07-2004, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Decadbal

if you are gettin lat workout from deads, i have afeelin you arnt doing deads..lol

**nsa** · 11-08-2004, 12:00 PM

Deadlifts work almost your entire back. But primarily it hits your spinal erectors. Indirectly it hits your traps, lats, posterior serratus and maybe your rhomboids.

**IronReload04** · 11-08-2004, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by nsa

Deadlifts work almost your entire back. But primarily it hits your spinal erectors. Indirectly it hits your traps, lats, posterior serratus and maybe your rhomboids.

exactly. i did deads as my only back work on 2 occasions. both times, my middle back and rear delts and lats felt a little tender the next day. but of course my lower back felt liek it was hit the hardest