Lacking Lats/back muscle..

[Keeper4560]

Hello, I've been lifting for a year and a half and have gotten good gains and increase in size with basically every body part besides my back and lats... They just don't seem to grow and I don't know why? This is my current workout for back
Reverse flies 3x10 20lb dumbells
lat Pull downs 3x10 110 lbs
Dumbell Prone Row 3x10 20 lb dumbells
T pushups.. 3x15
Suggestions?

[Ka0s]

Cause you don't really have any big, compound movements that you can be progressive with. 20lb DBs are not getting the job done for back

Try this:

Weighted pullups
Barbell rows
Lat pulldowns
Seated cable row
Deadlifts

[__Iceman__]

This:

[Keeper4560]

Cause you don't really have any big, compound movements that you can be progressive with. 20lb DBs are not getting the job done for back

Try this:

Weighted pullups
Barbell rows
Lat pulldowns
Seated cable row
Deadlifts

Only out of those three i could do would be barbell row lat pull down and deadlifts.. hmm

[__Iceman__]

Always do deadlifts first. And I'd definitely add in some heavy bent over BB rows as well.

[Keeper4560]

Always do deadlifts first. And I'd definitely add in some heavy bent over BB rows as well.

Hmm alright, next time i switch up my routine ill try out deadlifts, thank you

[__Iceman__]

Only out of those three i could do would be barbell row lat pull down and deadlifts.. hmm

That's more than enough. Do:

3x5 Deadlift
3x8-12 Rows
3x8-12 Lat pulldown

[Ka0s]

Deads first is ****gy time imo. It ****s you for all your following exercises

[Keeper4560]

That's more than enough. Do:

3x5 Deadlift
3x8-12 Rows
3x8-12 Lat pulldown

hmmm alright, only problem is every time i try barbell rows my lower back starts to hurt.. ?

[dorris1988]

deadlifts and pullups with good from, if you dont grow after doing them then your surely doing something wrong.

[SeanP35]

For **** sakes people. Deadlifts are not a lat exercise.

[__Iceman__]

For **** sakes people. Deadlifts are not a lat exercise.

Not primarily, but they work your lats too... and did you perhaps miss the part where he said he needs to work on his back in its entirety and not just his lats?

[Keeper4560]

Not primarily, but they work your lats too... and did you perhaps miss the part where he said he needs to work on his back in its entirety and not just his lats?

^^ Enough said

[petebaak]

buy an iron gym. best thing ive ever done for my lats

[SeanP35]

Not primarily, but they work your lats too... and did you perhaps miss the part where he said he needs to work on his back in its entirety and not just his lats?

In comparison to many other exercises they barely work your lats. I love how people have an inability to understand what's implied, as well. Oh, just in case you can't understand that either - that was sarcasm.

[sahr-kaz-uhm]
–noun

1.
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2.
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

G'day.

[BitterBlossom]

Deadlifts are always good as others have suggested.

My favorites are bent over barbell rows(or inverted rows) and pull-ups. I definitely prefer pull-ups over lat pull-downs.

Btw. It's the internet. You can't imply something to someone hundreds of miles away, that can't see your facial expressions or hear your tone of voice and expect them to gather that you're being sarcastic.

[DrakeThe3rd]

In comparison to many other exercises they barely work your lats. I love how people have an inability to understand what's implied, as well. Oh, just in case you can't understand that either - that was sarcasm.

[sahr-kaz-uhm]
–noun

1.
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2.
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

G'day.

You're an idiot.

[__Iceman__]

In comparison to many other exercises they barely work your lats. I love how people have an inability to understand what's implied, as well. Oh, just in case you can't understand that either - that was sarcasm.

[sahr-kaz-uhm]
–noun

1.
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2.
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

G'day.

Yes, it's not an ideal exercise for lat development, but deadlifts work the entire back (though not as effectively as exercises whose purpose is to work the individual parts of course). And seriously? Internet sarcasm?

[favori12]

Barbell rows and dumbbell rows are your best bet imo for building solid lats imo. Make sure you're deadlifting heavy too because not only do they activate 85% of your muscle fibers, they have an excellent carryover to rows from my experience as well.

[SeanP35]

Yes, it's not an ideal exercise for lat development, but deadlifts work the entire back (though not as effectively as exercises whose purpose is to work the individual parts of course). And seriously? Internet sarcasm?

Don't complain, I even pointed it out to you and gave you a definition, damnit. Can't get much easier than that.

[newtmiscer]

1. wide grip pullups
2. deadlift
3. some form of bar row
4. reverse fly

[_AustrianOak]

Deadlifts are always good as others have suggested.

My favorites are bent over barbell rows(or inverted rows) and pull-ups. I definitely prefer pull-ups over lat pull-downs.

Btw. It's the internet. You can't imply something to someone hundreds of miles away, that can't see your facial expressions or hear your tone of voice and expect them to gather that you're being sarcastic.

No offense but you always have the most useless and redundant posts on this forum. They are a combination of what everyone already said wrapped up into a small paragraph.

[BitterBlossom]

No offense but you always have the most useless and redundant posts on this forum. They are a combination of what everyone already said wrapped up into a small paragraph.

Like everybody else here, I post my opinion. You might interpret it as useless, but the people I'm helping don't see it that way.

[MrHardgainer]

No offense but you always have the most useless and redundant posts on this forum. They are a combination of what everyone already said wrapped up into a small paragraph.

strong wannabe black knight

[zrage]

deadlifts, heavy bbell rows, heavy front/read lat pulldowns, heavy t-bar rows.

[_AustrianOak]

strong wannabe black knight

strong fatass wannabe white knight

[tjcliner]

Hello, I've been lifting for a year and a half and have gotten good gains and increase in size with basically every body part besides my back and lats... They just don't seem to grow and I don't know why? This is my current workout for back
Reverse flies 3x10 20lb dumbells
lat Pull downs 3x10 110 lbs
Dumbell Prone Row 3x10 20 lb dumbells
T pushups.. 3x15
Suggestions?

prolly many reasons mainly technique not letting ur lats get full stretch etc. And diet

[MrHardgainer]

strong fatass wannabe white knight

FAIL my waist is 28" and im 10% body fat. yours is 37" and I weigh more than you hahaahahahahhahahahaharoflcopter

you cant even respond to that chick's post because you fail at black knighting and comprehending pickup artist books

[Killshot1]

Hello, I've been lifting for a year and a half and have gotten good gains and increase in size with basically every body part besides my back and lats... They just don't seem to grow and I don't know why? This is my current workout for back
Reverse flies 3x10 20lb dumbells
lat Pull downs 3x10 110 lbs
Dumbell Prone Row 3x10 20 lb dumbells
T pushups.. 3x15
Suggestions?

Shoulderpress!
widegrip pullups or pulldowns
shugs!
and t-bar rows to name a few

[Opies]

FAIL my waist is 28" and im 10% body fat. yours is 37" and I weigh more than you hahaahahahahhahahahaharoflcopter

you cant even respond to that chick's post because you fail at black knighting and comprehending pickup artist books

5'10 205 with a 28" waist? Pics? You should be about contest ready, so why don't you hit up some pro shows since those stats are worthy of it

oh wait, you probably have a 37" waist too