I honestly think that NO MORE THAN 5% of the entire gym population doesn't correctly do the lat pulldown.

I put myself in the 95%, since I can't for the life or me feel a pump or fatigue in my back when I do this shit. I always give up because:

- my outer pec, almost under my armpit, hurts. I suppose it's a chest tightness

- my grip gives up since I do them with a suicide grip 

- my TRICEPS (incredibly not biceps) gives up.



I have seen tons of videos but with no luck. I surely do something wrong but I don't know what. 



Things gets way better with neutral grip tho.



Share your lat pulldown impressions, tips, critique

No reason to do these when pull-ups and chin-ups exist.

Grab bar and pull down

>>70643902 (OP)

Lat pulldowns are for fatties that can’t do pull ups. Pull ups/weighted pull ups are the superior vertical pulling exercise.

how in the ever loving fuck do your triceps give out on a pull movement. on a serious note, look up scapular pull ups, those will help you engage your lats if you're having trouble

>>70643902 (OP)

Pull your elbows down and back instead of just pulling the par towards your chest.

>>70643902 (OP)

they always felt like junk volume to me, I did only weighted chin ups for long and progress in weight+reps then went back after not doing lat machine forever and maxed out the stack

but pullups is a shit accessory for compounds anyway

most activation i ever felt in lats was doing insanely strict pullups after being good at them 20+ reps and heavy weighted ones

other than that, dumbell rows have had the most lat activation ever for me, nothing has matched that

just some anecdotal thoughts

seeya

I go up and down the stack with 45 second rests once a week until I can't move my arms. It feels good man, total latissimus death. 



Your triceps get tired because one of the heads attaches to the scapula, sort of like a lat with inverted leverages. Do lying triceps extensions the way Rippetoe teaches them, or dumbbell rolling extensions Westside style to get that muscle up to speed.

>insanely strict pullups after being good at them

I did this for a few months and it did nothing for me compared to just going NUMBERS GOES BRRR with weighted pull-ups. Shit like starting with retracted shoulders off a platform, treating it like your bench. Still kept the full ROM and pause at clavicle/chest.

Are you supposed to lean back while doing these? I feel like I get more activation when I lean at like a 15 degree angle.

>>70643902 (OP)

Focusing on pulling my shoulder blades back through the rep helps.

>>70643902 (OP)

Stoped doing these since I maxed out the satck. Now I do only weighted pull ups

It's all good. What could go wrong, too much spine decompression?

>>70643902 (OP)

is your chest and tricep hit really hard the day before or something?

You are supposed to start the movement straight and then lean back as you pull the bar down.

having long forearms and small wrists and small hands, always feel it there first before back gets worked decently.. fuck this gay earth
