One Exercise For Guaranteed Wide Lats

I sometimes do the horizontal version as a finisher from suspended handles. I start with my body roughly 15-20* below horizontal and finish about 15-20* above horizontal, or whatever full ROM is.

As Gareth states, I go slow and focus on contracting the lats and upper back. I’ve always been pretty strong at pull-ups / chin-ups, but man 12-15 body-weight reps of these seem to destroy me every time.

I’m going to start adding the vertical motion to my routine as well, I think these are a great idea, especially for those that find it hard to hit a target rep range with pull-ups / chins. I’d surmise that these also likely offer better transfer to full body-weight pull-ups / chins than using band assistance. Really useful for those of us who train at home and don’t have access to the high-dollar, big footprint, assistance machines.