lats??

[littlemantc]

what could i do to improve my lats...??

[Anthony C]

A good back routine would be

underhand grip pull downs
BB Rows
One arm machine rows
Dead lifts .Good luck ....AC

[24labor]

chins- if you can get 10 with no problem then add weight if you can't get 10 get a spotter and go to town. I like negative chins they really kill and help with power.

Barbell rows seem to be one of the best pumpers/lat builders for me a few good sets and my back is bown up baby the same goes for dumbel rows

lat pulls are good- I like to have a couple sets of wide grip and close I find close hits my lats more...just me though.

[musselman]

Pulldowns & pullups... lots of them in all grip variations...

[sooners04]

chins- if you can get 10 with no problem then add weight if you can't get 10 get a spotter and go to town. I like negative chins they really kill and help with power.

Barbell rows seem to be one of the best pumpers/lat builders for me a few good sets and my back is bown up baby the same goes for dumbel rows

lat pulls are good- I like to have a couple sets of wide grip and close I find close hits my lats more...just me though.

Maiden RULES!!!

[novastepp]

for overall back width i like bent over rows...

[Papi93]

what could i do to improve my lats...??

Performing vertical pulling movements like chins, pullups, lat pulldowns, etc.

[jon77]

Heavy bb rows will do the trick. Make sure you have a belt when you do these though!!

[littlemantc]

thanks

[WHOADY4SHOADY]

Lat pulldowns are great, but you have to make sure you use your forearms only like hooks, and make sure you pull the weight with your lats only.

[24labor]

Heavy bb rows will do the trick. Make sure you have a belt when you do these though!!

why have a belt?? If you can't keep a stable form lose some weight.

[Papi93]

why have a belt?? If you can't keep a stable form lose some weight.

Agreed.

[n4529359]

wide grip lat pulldowns or wide grip pull ups= lat width

[jon77]

why have a belt?? If you can't keep a stable form lose some weight.

Well..... loose the belt then

[HUNTER1]

BB rows = back growth for me

[Papi93]

Well..... loose the belt then

The belt is used by powerlifters because it results in them lifting more weight. It's like a bodybuilder using wrist straps to shrug more weight.

Your stomach pushes against the belt and causes more intra-abdominal pressure. This allows you to lift more weight, with a more stable core. The problem is, you can become depend on this powerlifting tool. It is like the bodybuilder with huge traps but puny foreams because of the lifting straps.

If you can lift the weight safely, without the belt, then you should not be lifting the weight.

[Timm1704]

i will do 2 exercises for width (pulling down/up movements) and two for thickness (rows, deadlifts, cable rows etc). this way i hit my back from every angle, as i alternate my grip on each exercise, as to hit upper and lower, mid and outer back