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Lat thickness
- Thread starter Cashton
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No exercises make a muscle “thick” vs “wide” as people like to claim. Your lat width is a largely function of your structure and insertion. The “thickness” you’re after is going to be development based.
in my opinion/experience rows are superior to pulldowns for lat development. Barbell, dB, Meadows, and machine. Mix up the angles, track weights and reps, and use activations if needed to get them firing.
Weird, I feel like they keep getting wider, but not getting a whole lot thicker.
Thanks for your reply, I’ll apply those tips to my training.
The muscle can appear wider as it fills out between insertions, but no exercise will actually move your lats wider. The muscle grows between the insertion points. I have seen “thickness” come as a muscle maturity thing (namely on myself) but I also focus very heavily on lat development and the rest of my back takes care of itself.
Logan44551
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What's a typical back workout look like for you?
View: https://youtu.be/KTY4V5it-40
Add this to your first movement on back. I’ll post some of my favorite movements for lats in a bit. A couple take a bit to explain.
Wide grip lat pull downs, and either close grip, or underhand grip pull downs, some lever gym rows, then some barbell back rows.
Logan44551
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I'd definitely add in some meadows rows, pullovers, and some T bar rows.
FR0Z3N_B0MB3RRR
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As Meadows suggests, focus on always driving with your elbows, any back excercise, using arms as simple attachments
FR0Z3N_B0MB3RRR
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Test_Subject
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Pull-ups, meadows rows, seated rows, chest supported rows, barbell pullovers, straight arm pulldowns… all of those are good. Just make sure that you’re initiating the movement with your back and driving with your elbows to limit bicep involvement.
I’m lacking in the pull up department.
Test_Subject
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Buy a set of bands. Loop one over the bar and stand in the other loop. It lessens the difficulty while still allowing you to perfect the movement and progress toward doing them full body weight.
Pull-ups/chins are well worth the time investment to get good at, IMO. I don’t know anyone who is proficient at pull-ups who doesn’t have a huge back.
Logan44551
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^^^^^ This. I got a set of the bands from elite fts, been doing 3 sets to failure with the medium band every back work out. That and hitting back twice a week has been a huge game changer for me. My back has been blowing up the last couple months. My back routine is
Stretch
Meadows rows 3-4 working sets
Lat pull down 3 working sets
Straight arm pull down 3 working sets
Low cable row super set banded pull ups to failure
Dumbbell pullovers 3 sets
Reverse flys on pec dec 3 set 15-20 reps
T bar rows or light weight deadlifts to finish off
Jestopherson
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Never done barbell pullovers. I'll be trying that next back day.
I definitely do not have a big back I'm relation to many guys here.
However I find the easiest way to feel my bsck is using wrist straps on my pulling movements. I can take concentration away from having to grip the bar and put it all towards contracting my back
Test_Subject
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I do that as well with heavy pulling. It really helps to take your arms out of the movement.
Logan44551
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I remember @griwhitetruker had a great write up on lat engagement in I think the who's the biggest thread. But I think it's been deleted when he left. Hey @Millard when people leave or are banned are their posts removed? I tried searching a thread with Griwhitetrukers name and it won't populate in the search menu
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FR0Z3N_B0MB3RRR
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I still see posts from BigBallDickedGuy ... PIP
FR0Z3N_B0MB3RRR
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Free @bigbaldbeardedguy @Millard He s a good guy <3 Ban someone else like @rfan2020 and @TheGreasyPickle
