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Lat help?

Jeremy0280 Posts: 19 Joined: 2002/01/19	2002/03/26, 11:03 PM Allright so I do my lat pull downs and other routine back exercises but which exercises should I do to really develop my lats it is one of the few problem areas I have left please advise! Thanks
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/03/26, 11:22 PM Try this exercise. It's called Straight Arm Bent Over Lat Pull Down. This is an isolation exercise. It also eliminates the use of your biceps. I find that normal lat pull downs work my entire arm, which defeats the purpose when your arms get tired before fully working the lats! This exercise is performed on a high pulley, but a standard lat bar setup should do the trick. Stand back far enough from the high pulley to raise the weight stack. Grasp the bar with a closer than shoulder width apart spacing with your palms down. After you take firm hold of the bar bend slightly forward from the waist about 45 degrees, keeping your back straight, head up and feet a bit wider than shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent. With your arms extended out in front of you pull the bar straight down, keeping your elbows locked until the bar nearly touches your knees. Pause for a peak contraction and then lower slowly under control until you get a complete stretch in the lats. Try this for a few weeks then update me on your progress... -------------- **_Robert_**
frankamodo Posts: 85 Joined: 2002/03/12	2002/03/27, 06:18 PM This is my favorite back exercise!!...you know whats funny, I hardly ever see anyone doing this at my gym..... -------------- ======== ...frank
Chris_OSU Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/02/28	2002/03/27, 11:55 PM Lat raises are great as are pullups. Concentrate on feeling it in your lats throughout the motion. With a little effort and concentration you can really isolate these muscles. -------------- "I try not to confuse excellence with perfection; Excellence I can acquire; The perfection part is up to GOD." -Albert Einstein
parijatroy Posts: 1 Joined: 2002/03/23	2002/03/30, 02:33 AM GIVE DETAILS OF LATS CHART IN WTS AND REP.
the_w8lifter Posts: 138 Joined: 2001/08/03	2002/04/03, 08:35 AM Try bent over barbell rows.....nothing has increased my size and strength better.