Thread: Lats

of course this is all given the fact that you're eating decently...even with gear.

I to like the v handle pull downs. Be sure your back work has a decen't negative/eccentric phase so you're not missing half of your workout! (As far as I'm concerned) I lean forward a little at the top of the pull for maximum stretch. Got that from yates or someone on a video a while back. I would do weighted pull ups before someone stole the gym's dip belt. Noone in my area has them so i think I'mma order one online. I would also finish with weighted neg's like built said. In the squat/power rack there's a pull up bar with the flip down raised platforms. I would use that to pull up and do negs with 90lbs.

Try a Rope Pulldown from a pulley machine... Don't really have a name for it but set the CAM on the pulley as high up as it goes and attach a tricep-rope.

Grab a hold of the rope the take a couple steps back....you'll want to lean forward into and squat down to counter balance the weight. Pull the rope in towards your armpits pulling the handles slightly apart as you approach the outer portion of your pecs.

You're lats should naturally flare out as you pull down in this plane of motion. As you slowly straighten your arms back up, lean down a little more with your torso so that you arms stretch very high up over your head.

Don't know if you're folloing this but it's basically this but pull to your chest and let the elbows bend.

This obviously is a "main" movement but for what you're looking for a guarantee it will help. the last two workouts that trashed my lats specifically were.... 6 sets of pull-ups to near failure (alt grips) 4 sets of this exercise with the whole stack for 15 controlled reps/slow negative.

Try it!