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Anonymous
How do I get huge lats?

Will semi-daily chin ups do the trick?
>> Anonymous
pretty much? pull-up exercises work those muscles, as do lat pulls downs (w/a machine). If youre having trouble with normal pull-ups then using a bunch and pushing off it a bit can work also.
>> Anonymous
aiming for 3x8 I usually can do
7
5-6
4-5

should I stick with the pulldown machine?
>> Anonymous
Do negatives to finish your set.

This is a tricky issue because you need to do pullups (NOT pulldowns) but if you cant do a lot it will be hard to build muscle.

More sets of fewer pullups is also a good option. So instead of 3x8 try 5x5
>> Anonymous
do deadlifts and bent over rows.
>> Anonymous
Deadlifts = big daddy king of upperbody lifts

Bent over/ Dumbell row are second.

You dont see anyone doing 10 reps with a 115 pound dumbell that does have a killer back
>> Anonymous
>>66410

Upperbody? You're mental motherfucker. You may get some fierce spinal erectors and traps off of deadlifts but it works your lower back, hamstrings, glutes, even quads depending on your form.

OP needs to do weighted pullups with a grip that is just beyond shoulder width to maintain range of motion. Don't buy into the bullshit gymrats who use super wide grip nonsense, if you can't get your collarbone to the bar or your chin over then it ain't right. When your bodyweight isn't enough, tie weight to your waist. Also, rows arn't awful, either.
>> Anonymous
Deadlift and squats mainly work lowerbody. Stop being retarded.
>> Anonymous
>>66410

I wouldn't call it the king of upper body exercises, but I would call it pretty fucking hard on the lats.

I've ruined a few back&biceps days by putting them the day after a deadlift-oriented leg day. My lats would be too sore to continue. Deadlifts do hit the lats hard.
>> Anonymous
>>65873How do I get huge lats?
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hay, looks like you got 'em
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>> Anonymous
>>66720
suck my dirty dick, nigger
>> Anonymous
>>66501

Your lats hurt because your form sucks. You don't fucking pull with the arms, the mental imagery should be pulling towards you, keep that shit near your body. See those big mother fuckers with scarred shins from deadlifts? You don't need to be that close to the bar, but you wouldn't be wrong if you ended up with a pair of those scars.
>> Anonymous
>>66742
>>66720
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>> Anonymous
>>65873

Dips and Rows
>> Anonymous
>>67099

Nope. It goes right past my knees. At this point, I'll just assume that you have stubby little legs and long arms, like a freakish troll.

Oh, wait... A troll. Yeah.
>> Anonymous
>>65873
is that an unicorn on your back? HAHA. OH WOW!
>> Anonymous
>>67118
Sorry, but he's right. If your lats are getting fucked during deadlifts you are doing something very wrong. My best guess is you're turning it into some sort of bent-over row crossover, or you just have horrible form.
>> Anonymous
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>> Guy Fieri
>>67128

it looks like a panther with wings pouncing. i think you should wear some glasses.
>> Anonymous
Its widely known that weighted dips are the upper body squat.

And Deads are king of upperbody development.

It works mostly your back and shoulders

Your back is by FAR the largest upperbody muscle group, and your shoulder produce way more real world strength than your bis or tris
>> Anonymous
Nope. It isn't bad form.

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=586815

Meanwhile, the lats and teres major (the humeral extensors) work to keep the elbows tucked (to the sides instead of up, as in a front raise) in the sagittal plane relative to the torso. Essentially, you've got a ton of isometric upper back work taking place in the presence of some serious loading. It's no wonder that deadlifts are king when it comes to putting slabs of muscle on your back!
>> Anonymous
>>67155
Well I'll be damned. Good thing my deadlifts go on the same day as my back anyways.
>> Anonymous
I use heavy Rows and Deads as my main back lifts

Ive found Deadlifts to be even more effective if you do your Rows first, get them all primed and ready for serious loading.
>> Anonymous
>>67155
I mean you can post all the fucking articles you want, deadlifts have various forms. What gets hit hardest depends on the physiology of the person along with the form they use. If you're lifting something heavy you will of course tense up your whole body to lift it (which is why my triceps hurt after I dead, my bi's hurt only when I have bad fucking form) but you could say the same shit about a slew of other exercises. Powerlifter form of the BP will have you pinch your scapula hard as fuck and flex your lats to get a harder contraction and thus push more weight but to be fucking honest I don't benchpress for my lats. Do pullups, do some rows, thread over. FUCK.
>> Anonymous
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