{"id":8700,"date":"2021-06-14T14:38:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2021-06-14T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:39:23","slug":"want-a-wider-back-give-your-upper-lats-a-little-extra-love-with-this-one-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/want-a-wider-back-give-your-upper-lats-a-little-extra-love-with-this-one-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Want a Wider Back? Give your upper lats a little extra love with this ONE exercise!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If back width is your goal, you are going to love what we have for you today!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Your back is a huge muscle group that is made up of a bunch of different muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of this, you can’t go in on back day and only do some regular pull-ups, one style of pull-down, and some rows, and expect to have <\/span>a muscular and balanced back.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The way you \u201cset up\u201d an exercise, the way you perform it, even the hand position you use <\/span>can totally change which muscle in your back you bias.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Today, we will focus on the muscle that can help you have a wider back, and that is your lats — specifically <\/span>UPPER LATS.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Your lats are a \u201ctwo-part-muscle\u201d (upper and lower.) <\/span>For width, it is ideal to try to hit your upper lats a little bit harder.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The exercise we are showing you today is actually <\/span>our FAVORITE exercise<\/i><\/b> to throw in a client’s plan if they come to us wanting<\/span> to focus on back width.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

And that exercise is\u2026 <\/span>The Wide-Grip Pulldown 1.5<\/b><\/p>\n

Basically, it\u2019s a super wide-grip pulldown with the addition of <\/span>a partial rep at the bottom of the movement.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

That extra \u00bd rep may not seem like much, but it specifically focuses on the part of the lift that favors the upper lats quite a bit more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That little bit of extra love can work wonders for anyone wanting to focus on back width.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This style of pulldown<\/span> is not a \u201cstaple\u201d back exercise.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It does not replace all of the basics you should still be doing, such as pull-ups, regular pull-downs, rows, deadlifts, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Throw it in when you want to change things up and\/or shock your muscle to promote some more upper lat growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are some setup and technique cues you need to focus on<\/b> if you are trying to hit your upper lats instead of your lower lats or the middle of your back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you think you know how to do this exercise with proper form, take a few seconds and <\/span>watch<\/b> THIS VIDEO<\/b> we filmed <\/span>beforehand.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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