Lat pulldowns vs bent over rows?

[Guardian14]

Gday

Initially I used to do barbell rows
Then incorporated pulldowns after,
Got a nice feel and width after.
But my back looked small not as thick
I did 3 sets of medium to heavy weight
From 12 to 8 reps

Then I tried pulldowns only
Felt nothing

Did rows alone
And felt a lot

So for me the rows were better

Cheers

[antonyr]

deadlifts
pullups > chinups
lat pulldowns
rows
hammers
iso curls

[WatsonS90]

deadlifts
pullups > chinups
lat pulldowns
rows
hammers
iso curls

Gday

Initially I used to do barbell rows
Then incorporated pulldowns after,
Got a nice feel and width after.
But my back looked small not as thick
I did 3 sets of medium to heavy weight
From 12 to 8 reps

Then I tried pulldowns only
Felt nothing

Did rows alone
And felt a lot

So for me the rows were better

Cheers

Strong bump *******s

[Mattash2g]

deadlifts
pullups > chinups
lat pulldowns
rows
hammers
iso curls

and that's probably why your back looks absolutely garbage

[TheguyfromDK15]

Gday

Initially I used to do barbell rows
Then incorporated pulldowns after,
Got a nice feel and width after.
But my back looked small not as thick
I did 3 sets of medium to heavy weight
From 12 to 8 reps

Then I tried pulldowns only
Felt nothing

Did rows alone
And felt a lot

So for me the rows were better

Cheers

Strong everything

[kgts]

Don't take a minimalist approach. Back is a HUGE muscle group.

Deadlifts
Barbell rows or t bar
Dumbell rows
Pullups
Chin-ups
Overhand wide pulldowns
Underhand pulldowns
Parralel grip pulldowns
Seated cable rows
Straight arm rope pulldowns, lat spread each rep at the bottom
Rack pulls with straps
Machines for a bit

Do this for a year and thank me later. Volume volume volume. People don't build big backs by taking a minimalist approach to it.

[Benzels]

I agree with " do both" but i'll add "with a condition" . You train back twice a week right- RIGHT? So say you do tues and fri... well do one on tues and the other on fri. And i'll also add that you should always allow room for those rare days u just have way too much energy and feel like your still in beast mode after your normal workout- when that happens to me i will just go and do bent over single arm rows using a bench for support and just grab the heaviest weight i can rep for 12 reps. Then once i have done both arms i drop the weight a lil and rep out 12 more..drop the weight and repeat until my back feels fried. Nothing else i have tried at the end of a killer workout fries your lats and even rear delts like it and you will FEEL the difference the nxt day!! Id you dont believe me then nxt time you have a beast mode wrkout and feel like you need to do more try doing pull downs or chins using the same drop formula and ill bet your just as sore the next day in the same spots as if you just did a normal workout.

[WorldClassDBag]

I agree with " do both" but i'll add "with a condition" . You train back twice a week right- RIGHT? So say you do tues and fri... well do one on tues and the other on fri. And i'll also add that you should always allow room for those rare days u just have way too much energy and feel like your still in beast mode after your normal workout- when that happens to me i will just go and do bent over single arm rows using a bench for support and just grab the heaviest weight i can rep for 12 reps. Then once i have done both arms i drop the weight a lil and rep out 12 more..drop the weight and repeat until my back feels fried. Nothing else i have tried at the end of a killer workout fries your lats and even rear delts like it and you will FEEL the difference the nxt day!! Id you dont believe me then nxt time you have a beast mode wrkout and feel like you need to do more try doing pull downs or chins using the same drop formula and ill bet your just as sore the next day in the same spots as if you just did a normal workout.

Do you enjoy bumping 3 year old threads? Nearly all of your posts are you bumping super old threads.