stretch the back

[crackingvials]

my back is narrow, any tips on how to stretch it out, get a full sweep of these lats?

[NUTSOE]

deadlifts are known to give you a fuller back i start my back day with deaflifts followed by dumbell rows aka bread & butter its,worked for me may not wor for others
LIFT AT YOUR OWN RISK

[crackingvials]

i always started with wide grip machine pulldowns. i will try this out. i thought that kind of routine was for power lifters?

[NUTSOE]

may want to include widegrip pull ups for the v-taper superset them with pulldowns (just a suggestion)....

[Statix]

I've always like doing deadlifts and then going to wide-grip pullups. The pullups seem like nothing after going heavy on deadlifts.

[buffarat]

I get mad pumps in my lower lats doing the wide grip pulldowns pull ups blow my uper lats out for some reason. I think its because my traps get in the way of the bar. I have a curved wide grip pull down bar for getting just alittle more out of pull downs......i think that helps too. peace out , buffarat.

[crackingvials]

thanks for the advice guys

[preist943]

well norrow reverse grip pulldowns give a hell of a stretch theres a larger range with norrow grip than with a wide grip it will realy bring out the lower lat also theres always the old dumbell pullover dont see many people doing these but i try to work the lats from every angle i can hope this helps bro take care

[EgotismOf2]

there's no such thing as training for powerlifters when it comes to bodybuilding. In bodybuilding you use all the exercises, or at least most of them, to vary things and keep muscle growth going. Deadlifts are an essential for back growth.

I would suggest lots of pull-ups, and do them at the beginning of the workout when you're fresh enough to get some reps. As soon as I started doing pull-ups (vary your grip and stance on them once in while) my back got a lot wider. Then do hyperextensions to finish off the warmup. Then you can hit up some Deadlifts and bent-over rows.

I find single-arm rows are great, you can go massively heavy and really stretch the hell out of your back. Just make sure when you do them you go slow and even and pull with your back more than your biceps.

Obviously pulldowns are good too, but I like to do them as a finishing move when you've already done pull-ups and you can't do any more reps with your bodyweight. try also varying the attachment you use for pulldowns from the wide bar to the V handle for some shock value.