I am having trouble feeling an isolation in my lats during the lat pulldown. I feel more of a burn in my biceps before I feel anything in my lats. I am doing it right,but still dont feel the pump. Any suggestions?
I never feel them in my lats either, so I focus on bent over rows. Use lighter weight and rep it high to actually feel the lats. If not you just get forearm/bicep pumps. Gotta squeeze every rep!I am having trouble feeling an isolation in my lats during the lat pulldown. I feel more of a burn in my biceps before I feel anything in my lats. I am doing it right,but still dont feel the pump. Any suggestions?
Here's a few you might want to consider:I am having trouble feeling an isolation in my lats during the lat pulldown. I feel more of a burn in my biceps before I feel anything in my lats. I am doing it right,but still dont feel the pump. Any suggestions?
Do weighted Pullups instead. This takes away any influence your lower back might have on the motion (which with some bodybuilders can be a lot). You will also feel more badass doing pullups with weight rather than a girly lat-pulldown machine with a pin stack.
Another thing a lot of people don't always do (especially with pullups) is to lock the elbows and relax the shoulders at the top position. This extra little bit of ROM gives you a much fuller stretch and makes a whole world of difference in not only difficulty but results as well.
Yeah, you could try a wider grip, but I just use pulldowns as a warmup. The mass builders are variations of bent over rows and deads. Also, I feel free pull ups more in the lats as well.I am having trouble feeling an isolation in my lats during the lat pulldown. I feel more of a burn in my biceps before I feel anything in my lats. I am doing it right,but still dont feel the pump. Any suggestions?
i stopped doing behind the neck pulldowns or even smith shoulder presses behind the neck because i got some really uncomfortable fvcked up shoulders from that. Pulldowns are really back seat in my back workouts. I use them first to get a good stretch then its pretty much all rowing movements from there and my back is putting on mass every week.Anybody ever lean forward slightly,tilt your head down, and pull down to the back of your neck with you elbows tucked in like your holding the bar in a back squat? I can feel the squeeze hard at the bottom doing it this way.. but I would imagine any type of shoulder problem or impingement would prevent alot of people from doing it this way
a list that i actually like neo, good job! lol.To reiterate what others have said, to work the back well you really need to focus your mind muscle connection, close your eyes to feel it if you have to. If you have a buddy there have him place fingers on the working muscles so you can develop the connection in your mind.
1. Use your hands as hooks and take your grip out of it.
2. Use wrist straps.
3. Focus pulling from the elbows.
4. Use light weight until you have the movement down and reps for 15.
5. Don't go too heavy too fast.
6. Pullups are king!
7. Deads / Rows ftw!
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