The gym I work at has a cable machine and it sucks. I Tricep pushdown the whole stack. So there is not enough weight for Lat Pulldowns. What is something I can do with the freeweights that will work my lats?
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bent over rows
pull ups
pull ups
bleh, pullups 
Will do bent over rows tomrrow. Completely forgot about those. Thanks!
Will do bent over rows tomrrow. Completely forgot about those. Thanks!
I like 1 arm dumbbell rows!
Aye, bent over and one arm rows are nice. 1 arm really isolates. I'll do the bent overs then do each seperate, followed by pulldowns for my lats.
They also have this inclined thing where you lay on your stomach and grab the handle and pull back. You stack free-weights on it. But I dont like it very mutch, It doesnt get my lats good :|
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If you want lats, wide grip pullups are your exercise, make no mistake. forget the pulldowns.
You missed the first post great, read the part about the cable machine at my gym
I've been meaning to ask for a while:
What is the correct form for these? I checked ExRx but they only have a cable 1 arm row.
With DBs, I find the movement a bit strange because the resistance is not 'opposite' you like with a cable, but more downwards because of gravity on the DB.
If I put my arm all the way out, like a [normal] row, my arms (esp. forearms) get way tired and I can't target my back as much. So what I do is, sitting down, keep the DB between my legs and then pull it up until my forearm is parallel to ground, and my back (on one side) is contracting.
Is this right? I always feel mega-sore the day after doing them, but I'm not 100% convinced I'm doing them well.
Not quite sure if we are going to be describing the same maneuver as I couldn't get the visual from your description. But this is how I've always done them. example for right arm repeat for left.
find a flat bench, place dumbell to right of bench left knee on back end of bench, left hand also on bench, right leg about 1 1/2 ft to right of bench. Back should be close to parallel with the bench abs tight. Grab dumbell, focus on pulling with lats.
http://www.gymonthehill.freeserve.co.uk/ex_dbrows.htm
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There was a little known pro a few years ago that was know to have an exceptional back and his primary exercise was barbell rows......................Dorian Yates, remember him?
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There was a little known pro a few years ago that was know to have an exceptional back and his primary exercise was barbell rows......................Dorian Yates, remember him?
Have you seen his video?
But yeah he also like the hammer strength equipment big time.
Deadlifts are awesome for overall back development, and what I noticed is by doing them before the Bent Over Rows, I didn't need as much weight on the Bent Over Rows or Pulldowns to get that burn to destroy my lats.
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I have his book but haven't seen the video. 
I completely agree with the deadlifts. The first thing I do on back day is deads then DB pullovers and finally, BB rows.
I completely agree with the deadlifts. The first thing I do on back day is deads then DB pullovers and finally, BB rows.
Oh, thanks... turns out I was doin them wrong...
