Lats

felguard · Post by **felguard** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:06 am

I have a question on getting lats. I've been working on lats for a little more than half a year for now, but results aren't that I great. I want to have lats like most boxers have, but question is, just how long until you see results? Right now, lats are like barely showing, even though I've been doing it for about a half a year already. Am I doing it wrong? Or is that just how long it takes to build? Anyone know a good exercise for it?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:06 pm

What's your current training like for them. Reps, Sets Exercises?

felguard · Post by **felguard** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:35 pm

The only two that I know of that I'm doing that works on lats is "Elevated Cable Rows" and 'Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown." I do 2 sets of 90lbs, then I do a set of 100lbs, then one last set of 110lbs. The same goes for both work outs.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:15 am

it's all technique...5% of trainer's use proper technique for back training..points to remember:

- use a thumbless grip
- keep head between shoulders / don't lean back at all
- bring the bar or rise so that the bar hits right at the base of the neck where the collerbones meet not at nipple or anything
- elbows must finish back behind you with elbows pointing straight down to the ground
- try and riase chest up to the bar at the same time even though you won't move an inch

MOST IMPORTANT

- SQUEEZE SHOULDER BLADES TOGETHER AS HARD AS YOU CAN

felguard · Post by **felguard** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:30 am

Oh ... I've been doing it wrong all this time.

I've been doing it bending a little back almost 45 degrees and pulled the bar to chest, not neck. I also didn't use a thumbless grip and I don't even squeeze shoulder blades. How come some people lean back a little when doing it? Thanks for the info, do it right this time.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:58 pm

they lean back to use more wt but nothing's happening for the muslce there supposed to be training

felguard · Post by **felguard** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:49 am

So would you recommend sitting straight up or leaning a little back?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:46 pm

start with your head directly under the pulley, bring the bar down while at the same time leaning head back getting some extra extension from your thoracici region / mid back, not so much at the lower back...it's not a great deal of movement though but will depend on neck and shoulder flexibility a bit too

felguard · Post by **felguard** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:01 pm

Oh I see, okay thanks. I saw a video and the trainer said that if you lean 45 degrees back with the lat pull, you work on your mid-upper back section.