[image] My back day for the past 7 weeks has been: Pendlay Rows 5x5 L up 8x3 Facepull 10x3 Curls 8x3 Before that: Weighted pull ups T bar row Pull Downs Curls I’m seeing lat development, but they seem to get thicker and not so much wider. It could also be my waist line has gone from a 32…

[quote]LoRez wrote: For those who focus on rows, which variants do you seem to get the most from? Bent rows? Dead-stop/pendlay rows? One-arm DB Rows? T-bar Rows? Meadows Rows? [/quote] DB rows, meadows rows, chest supported row neutral and overhand, single arm cable rows. I also consider stretc…

[quote]LoRez wrote: For those who focus on rows, which variants do you seem to get the most from? Bent rows? Dead-stop/pendlay rows? One-arm DB Rows? T-bar Rows? Meadows Rows? [/quote] I went for years doing nothing but DB rows as my rowing movement with great results. I’m also in love with me…

[quote]Iron_Made wrote: [quote]T3hPwnisher wrote: I have never tried rack chins before, and though I know a lot of folks in the DC crowd are big on them, I can’t understand mechnically what would make them a better (or even different) option than weighted chins. Maybe they would be better trained…

For those that do dumbbell rows, whats the consensus on the optimum method? Deadstart db rows, regular style or kroc rows (high weight/lots of reps/bit of body english).

[quote]JBL5 wrote: For those that do dumbbell rows, whats the consensus on the optimum method? Deadstart db rows, regular style or kroc rows (high weight/lots of reps/bit of body english).[/quote] All of them :slight_smile:

[image] Why Rack Chins? I had never heard of this exercise until recently, but they seem to be catching on here in the forums. What exactly is the advantage that they provide over normal chinups? I don’t honestly see how they’re any different than normal chins, except... …

[quote]JBL5 wrote: For those that do dumbbell rows, whats the consensus on the optimum method? Deadstart db rows, regular style or kroc rows (high weight/lots of reps/bit of body english).[/quote] Maybe a mix?

^^^Exactly. The idea of “optimum method” is ultimately destructive for progress. Use everything you can. I would do DB rows deadstop until they got too heavy, and then move on to a more traditional row, and then onto one with more body english. Just use the method that hits your lats.

[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote: [quote]JBL5 wrote: For those that do dumbbell rows, whats the consensus on the optimum method? Deadstart db rows, regular style or kroc rows (high weight/lots of reps/bit of body english).[/quote] Maybe a mix?[/quote] Yeah that’s what I had been thinking. I know Meadows …

[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote: ^^^Exactly. The idea of “optimum method” is ultimately destructive for progress. Use everything you can. I would do DB rows deadstop until they got too heavy, and then move on to a more traditional row, and then onto one with more body english. Just use the method tha…

Advice for Wider Lats?

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Iron_Made August 7, 2013, 8:09pm 177

Those 2 threads have some good info for those more interested in rack chins

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