Mind-Muscle Connection/Lat Activation

[Marsoc]

On the advice of the vets here I switched from using the lat pulldown bar to using the handle grips instead, really does give you a better stretch and tighter contraction. The ability to freely rotate the hands into the neutral position also has made a big difference.

I would add pullovers to your routine as well, I prefer to do them with a straight bar on the cable machine, insane lat activation. -Cheers

Right all I have now is an independant strength grip bowflex similar to how dumbells build independant strength.
Just did some seated pull overs stoping at the point where your arms are angled similar to when you do a decline fly. So I don't activate my lats to much for chest day. Back day I def go all the way down to my body and squeeze it against me

I was trying to decide if wide grip was better or close grip. I feel that close activates more fibers since it's peaking more and contracted opposed to spread out wide.
I put a bar through the handle grips so I can have an orbital at to follow. But that independant grip would be cool because of the free rang of motion with independant grips.

[hellomycognomen]

Right all I have now is an independant strength grip bowflex similar to how dumbells build independant strength.
Just did some seated pull overs stoping at the point where your arms are angled similar to when you do a decline fly. So I don't activate my lats to much for chest day. Back day I def go all the way down to my body and squeeze it against me

I was trying to decide if wide grip was better or close grip. I feel that close activates more fibers since it's peaking more and contracted opposed to spread out wide.
I put a bar through the handle grips so I can have an orbital at to follow. But that independant grip would be cool because of the free rang of motion with independant grips.

Muscles always pull parallel to their fibers. The individual handle grips allow for the ideal angle from insertion to origin. The neutral grip is also far more comfortable on the wrist. And similar to using DB on chest press, the individual handles will also uncover any strength differences. Its a great tip that has served me very well. As far as wide vs close, I think a neutral distance would be more ideal, and provide greater ROM. The whole wide grip for wide back myth has already been debunked. And I know exactly what you mean about "going all the way down to my body and squeeze it against me" for pullovers, one of my fav lat exercises. -Cheers mate.