Best For Lat Width.... - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

RACK · 13-02-2008, 09:30 AM

Been told to leave deadlifting out for a while, so I'm going to concentrate on building my lats up.

Just wondered what people thought the best exercises for this are?

Cheers
RACK

TH&S · 13-02-2008, 09:33 AM

All the exercises you know and love...

Chins
Pulldowns
Wide Grip Rows

diaita · 13-02-2008, 09:46 AM

showing my age now Franco,arnies m8 swore by wide grip pull ups,and he had good width

gym rat · 13-02-2008, 09:53 AM

chins and pulldowns all the way, then reverse grip pulldowns for shape on bottom lats, makes a hell of alot of difference... if your lean that is

Ollie B · 13-02-2008, 10:58 AM

wide grip pulldowns.

RACK · 13-02-2008, 10:58 AM

Thanks peeps, a routine will be sorted for next back session

Kezz · 13-02-2008, 11:00 AM

Dumbell rows mate, killer for back width

chrisj22 · 13-02-2008, 11:01 AM

Even deadlifts will promote width, not just mass.

Barbell rows, too.

Kezz · 13-02-2008, 11:08 AM

if you are meant to have a wide back i recon it would just get that way whatever back movements you do

Nine Pack · 13-02-2008, 11:10 AM

I'm only going to say this one more time; wide grip does not automatically equate to wide lats. It's a complete fallacy. The wider the grip, the more danger you put the shoulder joint in and the less stretch you put the lats under at the midpoint. Period.

The lats have one major function, to draw the arms back. Rows, rows, rows, deadlifts & rows. Pulldowns are also good, but narrow to moderate grip is best. Now I don't care if Franco or anyone else for that matter did wide grip chins & had a good back. They would have most certainly done heavy rowing movements as the staple movement so their lats would have been good anyway.

Kezz · 13-02-2008, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Nine Pack

I'm only going to say this one more time; wide grip does not automatically equate to wide lats. It's a complete fallacy. The wider the grip, the more danger you put the shoulder joint in and the less stretch you put the lats under at the midpoint. Period.

The lats have one major function, to draw the arms back. Rows, rows, rows, deadlifts & rows. Pulldowns are also good, but narrow to moderate grip is best. Now I don't care if Franco or anyone else for that matter did wide grip chins & had a good back. They would have most certainly done heavy rowing movements as the staple movement so their lats would have been good anyway.

Amen to that!!!

Nine Pack · 13-02-2008, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kezz

if you are meant to have a wide back i recon it would just get that way whatever back movements you do

Wise words indeed from Kezz. Now stop faffing about you guys & just pick something heavy up & row it, deadlift it, pull it down, whatever you want but with good form.

jw007 · 13-02-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kezz

if you are meant to have a wide back i recon it would just get that way whatever back movements you do

Agreed

TH&S · 13-02-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nine Pack

I'm only going to say this one more time; wide grip does not automatically equate to wide lats. It's a complete fallacy. The wider the grip, the more danger you put the shoulder joint in and the less stretch you put the lats under at the midpoint. Period.

The lats have one major function, to draw the arms back. Rows, rows, rows, deadlifts & rows. Pulldowns are also good, but narrow to moderate grip is best. Now I don't care if Franco or anyone else for that matter did wide grip chins & had a good back. They would have most certainly done heavy rowing movements as the staple movement so their lats would have been good anyway.

9Pack - correct me if I'm wrong here, but I was under the impression that Wide Grip Rows, with correct retraction of the scapula, and formed with a weight at which form remained perfect and ensuring a squeeze at the top and constant tension throughout the movement would target the fibres in the outler lats...?

jw007 · 13-02-2008, 11:24 AM

wide grip leaves your more susceptible to bicep tears in any case

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