lat trouble

[fjm1990]

Ive been training for a couple years now and have built decent mass on all areas with the exceptionof my lats , I do them once a week and i do about four or five excercises consisting of pull ups , t bar rows , deadlifs and pulldowns , Ive tries changing my grip from wide to narrow , have done more reps and tried only heavy reps , my lat spread is weak and I cant seem to make the mind muscle connection , anyone have suggestions ?

 

[tbonexl]

Maybe your form needs attention. I arch my back and really squeeze my shoulder blades together. Try lighter weight and working on form. It's easy to turn a back movement into a biceps exercise with poor form.

 

[JM750]

Maybe your form needs attention. I arch my back and really squeeze my shoulder blades together. Try lighter weight and working on form. It's easy to turn a back movement into a biceps exercise with poor form.

I have to agree with you. Try to focus on the lats when doing the excersize. And be careful to not use your biceps

 

[SolomonGrundy]

yea itts got to be form related, keep those elbows down, watch others and have good sense of whats contracting, I see lots of people transfer into the traps and arms

 

[LDbuilt]

Maybe your form needs attention. I arch my back and really squeeze my shoulder blades together. Try lighter weight and working on form. It's easy to turn a back movement into a biceps exercise with poor form.

^^This! If you really try to keep your shoulder blades together when doing back exercises and focus on form, it really does target the lat more causing a wider lat spread!

 

[MattyIce]

Pullups and pull downs should be full extension... negative pullups... Australian pullups... bent rows... cable pull downs.