Bringing up more Width in back

[Kaytime]

Lately i have been trying to find new ideas to spice up my training and try new ways of training just to help out with bringing some muscles up. although now my weakpoints have definatly caught up i want to focus on my back much more now.. I have absolutly awesome thickness in my back and good width but in my eyes i feel like i need a bit more width.

my routine usually for back consisted of
Pull downs
Barbell or T bar
close grib v bar pull down
heavy deads or rack pulls (once a fortnight)

im thinking of mainly adding 3 exercises that focus on width on back days i do not do deadlifts & one for thickness.

For example
Pull ups 3 sets
Pull Downs 3 sets
Barbell Row 3 sets
Straight arm pulldown 3 sets

or would you guys have any other suggestions that can help me

[lovbyts]

Try cable cross overs for the back. I just started these also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ng4R...eature=channel

[gbrice75]

I'd say drop the lat pulldown machine and go with weighted pull ups. They're far superior IMO. If you work bi's on back day, you can also add in a few sets of weighted chins.

[Kaytime]

haha im suprised i can still do weighted pullups with my weight.

[rickrick55]

IMO i would focus more on rows of different sorts. Pulldowns are good, but rows will hit your whole entire lat as well as the rest of your back.

You are really missing out by not dead lifting.

[HawaiianPride.]

Look outside of the box, and not just different exercises. ''Periodizing'' your training is the key. Attempt a different approach in the number of reps and sets, the amount of resistance used, rest period between sets, order of the exercises, speed, apply fst-7 to isolation movements, focus more on negatives, ect.

[Kaytime]

IMO i would focus more on rows of different sorts. Pulldowns are good, but rows will hit your whole entire lat as well as the rest of your back.

You are really missing out by not dead lifting.

I will focus some more on rows thanks...

as for deadlifts im pretty much deadlift king in my gym. 240kg for 3 reps. when i hit it every fortnight i know i feel just as recovered as doing it every week. i like to take a bit more of a longer break then just a week so thats why i do it every fortnight

[Gaspari1255]

Try cable cross overs for the back. I just started these also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ng4R...eature=channel

I've been doing those for a few years now. Good exersize. However, I think its 95% rear delts being worked. Don't see how that would help with width.

[HawaiianPride.]

I've been doing those for a few years now. Good exersize. However, I think its 95% rear delts being worked. Don't see how that would help with width.

Depends on the angle you are using.

[lovbyts]

Depends on the angle you are using.

True, when I do them I go from High, medium to low so it hits everything.