zinga79's Review Of Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

Aug 19, 2010 8:02 PM: Let Pulls Downs are one of my favourite exercises for my Lats but there is a lot of technique involved that can dramatically enhance ones results. Here are some of my favourites.
1) Shrug your shoulders and retract your scapula by shrugging your Traps before you pull the bar. This way your shoulder...+See More Let Pulls Downs are one of my favourite exercises for my Lats but there is a lot of technique involved that can dramatically enhance ones results. Here are some of my favourites.
1) Shrug your shoulders and retract your scapula by shrugging your Traps before you pull the bar. This way your shoulder will be more secure and prevent injury but most importantly... now that your Traps are contracted they can nolonger help... this way more weight goes to your Lats.
2) If you pull what is in your hand, neurologically your brain will fire the next muscle in line which in this case is your bicep. So dont pull your hand. Take a good grip and pull your elbow to the floor. This way even more weight will transferr to your Lats.
3) Dont lean back. All muscles have an opposite (agonist and antagonist). Eg Pull (Bicep Curl) / Push (Tricep Pushdown). In this case you are upright when you push up in a Shoulder Press and so you must be upsright if you pull down in a Let Pull Down. If you do lean back you are changing your posture and you will fire Traps instead.

Put your pride in your pocket and do it properly for best results.

Zahin Singh
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