[quote]thrasher_09 wrote:
[quote]IamMarqaos wrote:
[quote]thrasher_09 wrote:
Do you stand on the platform as well?
That’s a huge ROM, I will have to try it out.
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Yes, and I vary my grip. Try a very close grip for a change…makes my lats cramp.[/quote]
I tried the bb row today and damn it felt good. Just not so sure about the position it places my lower back in. I’m not sure if I am flexible enough to allow a full forward lean.
When you do seated rows do you come all the way forward like some of the old pros? Or only let the upper back round like in the vid you posted?[/quote]
I come forward like the old timers do
[quote]jimg21 wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
Lower bf levels will definitely add to the effect of thicker lats from the front. Also a few things I used to beef up the meat of my lats and impove my own taper when standing relaxed, or hitting a FDB from the front:
-Learn to do pulldowns or pullups while keeping your elbows in front of your torso and maintinin actual stress on the lats, and not on the midback muscles
-BB rows with a fairly (relatively) narrow reverse grip. This really gave me a nice additional stretch on the outer lats.
-Straight arm pressdowns with a rope attachment. At the ‘top’ part of the ROM, you get a really great stretch in your lats. I used this as a nice pre-exhaust at the beginning f my back sessions for along time.
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Stu, in regards to pulldowns/pullups, do you prefer to use a bar that allows for a parallel grip rather than a pronated grip straight bar pulldown? It seems like a parallel grip bar, especially a narrow grip one, allows the elbows to be in front of the torso. Reverse grip pulldowns would also fit the bill too.
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My personal preference has always been the traditional cable-row type of attachment, where your hands are parallel, yet close enogh to each other that you can get a really deep stretch at the top part of the movement.
I’ve also used wider, parallel handles before, but while they too allow you to maintain an upright posture while keeping your elbows in front of your torso, the nice lat stretch at the top end of the ROM isn’t as good as the closer handled variation.
S