Best Exercise For LATS

[MonStar1023]

VOTE!

 

[revexrevex]

yo I been following your progress on wannabebig, nice to see you here

 

[Citruscide]

Honestly?

Pullups.

I also like Dumbbell rows and Low Rows.

C-ditty

 

[spatts]

I agree with C-ditty. Just to expand on that, it depends on the plane you intend to use the lats in, and whether or not you have shoulder issues. For those repairing a rotator cuff, a close grip/reverse grip pull-up may be better. It may also reduce rotation to not achieve a full extension between reps (only if you have to). If you are a powerlifter, a variety of these grips and a horizontal plane will help keep the recruitment in the bench plane.

My second choice would be chest supported t-bar rows (narrow grip/bench plane movement) supersetted with kelso shrugs. As C-ditty said, any row is good. For powerlifting , I try to pick movements that correspond to utility.

 

[JDarty6173]

Personally I like Heavy Dumbell Rows, Reverse Grip Barbell Rows, and Chest supported Rows best.. I rotate these 3 on my ME and DE Bench Days and in 1 Extra workout per week.

 

[coolcolj]

Chins on a power rack, the partial L-Shaped grip makes you pul with your lats rather than your arms. Beefs your grip and forwarms too


Reverse grip 70 degree Barbell rows with an EZ bar

 

[louden_swain]

Certainly T-Bar Rows.

For me, T-Bar rows have built thickness in the lats, spinal erectors, infraspinatus, rhomboids, and traps.

Of course, I have strong support for the

deads, barbell rows, dumbbell rows, and chins.

 

[JDarty6173]

Oh I forgot to add that I chose those because they work my lats on the same plane as my bench the most effectively, per Westside Training....

 

[Nelson Montana]

All you need for a great back is chins and barbell rows. Everything else is just fluff.

But sometimes you want a little fluff.


(P.S. Pullovers are maybe the most under-rated exercise)

 

[JOKER47]

All you need for a great back is chins and barbell rows. Everything else is just fluff.

But sometimes you want a little fluff.


(P.S. Pullovers are maybe the most under-rated exercise)

No deadlifts?

Joker

 

[MonStar1023]

I like the following routine:

BTN Chins
BB Rows
Nautilus Pullovers

 

[Intenceman]

For LATs themselves - not talking about traps, middle back, lower back etc, the thing that has worked best for me and my clients has been supersetting straight arm pullodwns with close grip palms up pulldowns, second best would be eithe heavy db pullovers or close grip puldowns.
For the back as a whole, I've obtained the best results from heavy barbell, Hammer rows and deadlifts.

 

[Ffactor]

High volume Deadlifts and Wide Grip Pulldowns

 

[Lord_Suston]

for just lats I would have to go with wide grip chins, but for overall mass for the back i would have to say either bentover rows or deadlifts because they stimulate the most amount of muscles in your back...

 

[Thaibox]

Deads, rows, chins

 

[goahead]

Thaibox said it right: deads, rows, chins

If you take a top-down approach, investing the most energy in the exercises that allow you to move the most weight, working towards lighter exercises the order would be:

- deadlifts
- chins
- t-bar row
- bent row or dumbell row

 

[Boss101]

First couple of posts didn't mention deadlifts I'm surprised.

Deadlifts
Pullups/Chins

 

[The Architect]

wide grip pullups, bent over row

 

[nclifter6feet6]

All you need for a great back is chins and barbell rows. Everything else is just fluff.

But sometimes you want a little fluff.


(P.S. Pullovers are maybe the most under-rated exercise)

are you kiddin me. u can get a good back from chins and barbell rows. a great back must do deadlifts

 

[Texas Ranger]

Chins, One Arm Rows, and Pullover Machine(HEAVY)!! Try these and your back will grow!! NO DOUBT!!!

 

[skaman607]

since the only thing i have to do chins on is an I beam, I'd have to go with the barbbell rows, although the I beam works wonders on your grip

 

[icelandic]

Most stack type pullover machines are completely useless for your lats. Unless your gym has a real good plate loading pullover machine, you will do so much better in you just do weight pull-ups. As far as lat thickness is concerned nothing comes close to this movement. Also lat pulldown machines suck compared to real pull-ups.

 

[gsxr600]

sorry guys but i'm going with T-bar rows, my absolute favorite back excersise.

 

[edgecrusher]

To reiderate, deads, chins, and rows that is all.

 

[DrBones]

I'm with the general consensus here...
Deads/Chins/Bent over rows..
Even though my back is kind of lacking from years of neglect.. I've never seen growth like I've seen from this combination.. another couple years and hopefully I'll have a nice full back..