wide-grip lat pulldown

[foxrider1]

does this use ur pecs..?

[ChiefRocker]

Yes, not directly. But i wouldn't do it as a chest workout.

[foxrider1]

Yes, not directly. But i wouldn't do it as a chest workout.

would it be ok to do monday which includes my chest workout

then tuesday with back workout, which includes sum lat pulldowns? or would i be over training my pecs?

[jf1]

pecs get a good stretch from pulldowns/pullups...
great to do them after chest workout!

[Tyciol]

With strict form maybe, but since most people tend to lean back doing pulls (pulldowns especially) much less so since that emphasizes lats/back more.

[LungeManiac]

NO

Pecs - Pushing exercise

Lats - Pulling exercise = wide grip lat pull down

[AyoBNoHomo]

I'd say Lat Pulldowns work the pec's barely if at all... not as a synergist and not even really as a stabilizer.

If you want a good stretch just hang from a bar or lie flat on a bench holding dumbbells like at the bottom of a fly position.

[Flying_Fox]

Yes

[Bodysteele]

NO

Pecs - Pushing exercise

Lats - Pulling exercise = wide grip lat pull down

Thats what I always assumed...this thread is rocking my world....WTF why would lat pulldowns work pecs really?

[AyoBNoHomo]

Yes

You never know what you're talking about... don't listen to this guy.

[Defiant1]

Wow strong ignorance displayed.

THE PECS ADDUCT THE UPPER ARMS.

http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Sh...l#anchor104396

Obviously depending on how you do pulldowns, they will be involved more or less.

But a wide grip pulldown pulling STRAIGHT down is certainly going to involve the pecs to some degree.

Are they a good pec exercise?

For a huge majority of people, no, due to the line of pull. The body recruits the muscles that have the most FAVORABLE line of pull most heavily, contrary to popular belief.

[Flying_Fox]

You never know what you're talking about... don't listen to this guy.

Never trust a guy in the red I always say.

If you have any argument that contradict what I say, please give them.

[foxrider1]

ok i was just wondering, cuz i got chest day, after back bi's day..i dont wanna over train my chest

[Flying_Fox]

ok i was just wondering, cuz i got chest day, after back bi's day..i dont wanna over train my chest

I am offended by your nickname.

[FatAzz]

I feel it a little in my chest. Especially if my chest was sore from a recent workout.

[AyoBNoHomo]

Wow strong ignorance displayed.

THE PECS ADDUCT THE UPPER ARMS.

http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Sh...l#anchor104396

Obviously depending on how you do pulldowns, they will be involved more or less.

But a wide grip pulldown pulling STRAIGHT down is certainly going to involve the pecs to some degree.

Are they a good pec exercise?

For a huge majority of people, no, due to the line of pull. The body recruits the muscles that have the most FAVORABLE line of pull most heavily, contrary to popular belief.

Stupid *******, he wanted to know if wide grip lat pulldowns would be a good chest exercise. Would you recommend that in someone chest routine dick? Just because a certain muscle "moves" during a movement doesn't mean it's stimulated enough to cause any kind of hypertrophy response.

LOL... do lat pulldowns everyday and tell me how much your chest grows.

[kyokushin1]

Wow strong ignorance displayed.

THE PECS ADDUCT THE UPPER ARMS.

http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Sh...l#anchor104396

Obviously depending on how you do pulldowns, they will be involved more or less.

But a wide grip pulldown pulling STRAIGHT down is certainly going to involve the pecs to some degree.

Are they a good pec exercise?

For a huge majority of people, no, due to the line of pull. The body recruits the muscles that have the most FAVORABLE line of pull most heavily, contrary to popular belief.

x2.

NO

Pecs - Pushing exercise

Lats - Pulling exercise = wide grip lat pull down

LOL, you couldn't be more stupid. The line between pulling and pushing isn't that clear cut. Theres also a difference in the muscles used between horizontal pulling and vertical pulling..WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT!?!. As D1 said, if pulldowns are done with strict form (vertical) without leaning back the pecs are going to be used as the upper arms are basically going through the same motion as they do when cable crossovers are done. Your chest doesn't magically disappear just because you start flexing at the elbow instead of extending.

Take your ignorance elsewhere. You claim to have a wealth of bb'ing knowledge but you know jack **** when it comes to actual anatomic muscular function.

[kyokushin1]

Stupid *******, he wanted to know if wide grip lat pulldowns would be a good chest exercise. Would you recommend that in someone chest routine dick? Just because a certain muscle "moves" during a movement doesn't mean it's stimulated enough to cause any kind of hypertrophy response.

LOL... do lat pulldowns everyday and tell me how much your chest grows.

shutup troll, the OP never asked whether or not pulldowns are a good exercise for pecs or whether he should add them to his routine, he just wanted to know if he can do pulldowns the day after his chest day.

If you even bothered to read D1's post:

Are they a good pec exercise?

For a huge majority of people, no, due to the line of pull. The body recruits the muscles that have the most FAVORABLE line of pull most heavily, contrary to popular belief.

[stealth_swimmer]

ok i was just wondering, cuz i got chest day, after back bi's day..i dont wanna over train my chest

by EKG studies...they stimulate the chest. But really, they don't grant any significant stimulation. You can do them without worrying about overtraining the chest.