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How To Get Massive Lats? - 6/12/2005 3:23:41 PM

Flexin Mexican

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Any Advice Anyone????????????????????

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 6/12/2005 3:53:09 PM

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Anything pulling with your hands over your head tends to work more for width, and rowing movements for thickness... you should spend equal time on each, maybe a little more on the rowing movements. Anyway, for Lat width I think that everyone would agree the Wide grip Chin-Ups are the best, with pulldowns coming in second.

It's really, really important to stretch in between sets for Chins or Pulldowns, grab something with one arm and really feel the muscle pull. That helps you get your head into your set better as well. Make sure to get a nice back contraction as well, if you aren't feeling it... lower the weight and work on your form. Hope that helps...

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/27/2005 5:23:06 PM

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Thanx

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/28/2005 2:27:24 PM

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I would say the best exercise for width is behind the neck pulldowns. But they're also kinda unsafe for your joints. Look at my pictures in my album on here...my lats got that wide from doing those until I found out they were unsafe.

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/28/2005 3:26:06 PM

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Here's what I tried last Saturday.

It worked quite well.

BACK

*(alpha)1 followed by (alpha)2 just means one set immediately followed by the next B1 followed by B2 just means second exercise of the day but another super-set*

A1 Medium Grip Pullups
    2 light warmup sets on lat pulldown
    1 set pullups warmup with body weight
    3 sets X 40 lbs X 12, 11, 8 reps X 3011 tempo

A2 Lat pulldown, very wide grip
    3 sets X 160 lbs X 12 reps, last set drop to 120 continue to failure

B1 Prone Incline Dumbbell Rows
    Set 1: 50 lbs X 13 reps
    Set 2: 55 lbs X 10 reps
    Set 3: 60 lbs X 8 reps
B2 Prone Incline Shrugs (strict)
    Set 1: 50 lbs X 12 reps X 3012 tempo (squeeze 2 sec at top)
    Set 2: 55 lbs X 12 reps X 3012 tempo
    Set 3: 60 lbs X 12 reps X 3012 tempo

C1 Low cable rows to chest (pull high)
    Set 1: 140 X 14 reps
    Set 2: 150 lbs X 12 reps
    Set 3: 160 lbs X 12 reps
    Set 4: 160 lbs X 10 reps to chest, drop weight to 140 lbs X 10 reps to stomach

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/29/2005 2:06:31 PM

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Thanx ill give it a shot

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/30/2005 3:14:44 PM

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pullups, weighted if you can (these are alot better than cable pulldowns)

bent-over bb rows

building the lats is easy if you use common sense: compound movements, no machines, and the basic exercises done properly.

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/31/2005 11:04:41 AM

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So like every lift form is #1?

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 7/31/2005 11:25:27 AM

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yeah, and there's no secret to getting big lats and a strong back.

lower back - deadlifts, hyperextensions

middle back - rows, powershrugs

lats - pullups, rows.

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RE: How To Get Massive Lats? - 12/21/2005 2:03:03 PM

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My lower back has been lacking i gotta step it up a notch any ideas?

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