Lat pulldown behind neck or in front?

[Slugger]

What is the better form to do it to make the lats wide if you had to choose one way? Lat pulldown behind neck or in front?

[mac55]

When you are pulling down behind the neck that is putting your body in an unnatural position. My .02 would be in front. IF you want width try chins.

[BLACKZILLA]

front...back feels to uncomfortable and I feel almost nothing from it.

[nevaenuf]

I always go to the front on lat pull downs and military press.

[the hulkster]

going behind the neck puts more emphasis on you traps and rhomboids rather than your lats, going in front does incorporate a lot of rhoms as well but it is the ultimate mass builder for the lats.

whatcha gonna do..........

[abstrack]

never in the back, you doing damage to your shoulder by doing this. Always in front!

[Fuller]

I have always learned to do them in the back. I wonder why this is? When u guys do them in the front, how is your grip? And how wide are your hands?? Fuller

[Sorken]

front

[DBarcelo]

People used to say it was okay to do movements behind the neck, but working with heavy weights behind the neck can mess up the small stabalizer muscles that keep the humerus in place. You can do behind the neck movements, but you shouldn't let your arms go much further than paralel.

[cb25]

People used to say it was okay to do movements behind the neck, but working with heavy weights behind the neck can mess up the small stabalizer muscles that keep the humerus in place. You can do behind the neck movements, but you shouldn't let your arms go much further than paralel.

I totally agree...you have to be extremely careful going behind the neck, especially when using heavy weight...

[abstrack]

I have always learned to do them in the back. I wonder why this is? When u guys do them in the front, how is your grip? And how wide are your hands?? Fuller

no offense but you have learned the wrong way

[kdawg21]

Front always..... unless you like tearing your rotators

[mman]

Front!!

[big daddy k de]

Personaly i like pulling to the front. I have been told going to the back of the neck can make u pinch nerves..... if you like the pulld to the back all i have to tell you is keep your neck straight .... good luck and saft liffting

[Shud]

infront definatley....
has been discussed previously to some extent not long ago also.....
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[Elliot]

front never do anything in the back.. and yeah like others aid it does cause damage..