wide grip pull ups

[FUZO]

anyone incorperate this into there back work outs and do you also do wide grip seted rows

[daved150]

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i need to get back to them. i did them alot when i started, but i've gotten into wide grip pulldowns!!
i do widegripe seated pulls atleast once every 4 workouts. i rotate alot of different excersizes for my back..probobly why i cant make the gain's i think i should. maybe changing up too much???

[horsepwr]

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I do wide grip lat pull downs. (front, then behind the neck). I'm gonna grab that long bar with the handles on the end for wide grip seated rows and start incorporating those in as well. I can't do enough seated rows. I also do close grip pull downs at the lat station with the little narrow (V)grip bar.

I try to kill it on back days. Is it just me, or is it difficult to make your back sore?

[FUZO]

Re: wide grip pull ups

HORSEY HORSEY HORSEY NO BEHIND THE NECK PULL DOWNS THAT EXERCISE WILL DESTROY YOUR DISKS IN YOUR NECK AND PULL MUSCLES

[horsepwr]

Re: wide grip pull ups

HORSEY HORSEY HORSEY NO BEHIND THE NECK PULL DOWNS THAT EXERCISE WILL DESTROY YOUR DISKS IN YOUR NECK AND PULL MUSCLES

I knew it was bad if I didn't slide forward enough, but if you say so, that's good enough for me. Front pull downs get the same lats. It does hit 'em a little different from the back, but I want my disks to be okay through life.

[brody13]

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I agree don't do pull downs behind your next, can be very bad. I do pull-ups like no bodys business on back day. I do wide first because I feel they work the best.

[daved150]

Re: wide grip pull ups

I do wide grip lat pull downs. (front, then behind the neck). I'm gonna grab that long bar with the handles on the end for wide grip seated rows and start incorporating those in as well. I can't do enough seated rows. I also do close grip pull downs at the lat station with the little narrow (V)grip bar.

I try to kill it on back days. Is it just me, or is it difficult to make your back sore?

thats my prob. thats why i switch it up so much. i find if i go heavy deads one week1 they'll be sore...if i avoid them for 3weeks and do other things, when i come back, they feel worked again. i switch up underhand bent rows and overhand bent rows every week too....i need heavy dumbells to do one armed rows

oh..and i've been doing behind the neck pulldowns, for warm up, for 5 years.....i dont go above 175lbs with them though

[horsepwr]

Re: wide grip pull ups

thats my prob. thats why i switch it up so much. i find if i go heavy deads one week1 they'll be sore...if i avoid them for 3weeks and do other things, when i come back, they feel worked again. i switch up underhand bent rows and overhand bent rows every week too....i need heavy dumbells to do one armed rows

oh..and i've been doing behind the neck pulldowns, for warm up, for 5 years.....i dont go above 175lbs with them though

yep. That was my warm up sets on back day. 1st 2 exercises. 1st in front, then behind the neck. I guess no more though. I can see how it could be hard on your upper disks if you tried to kill it with 'em, but like you, that was my light sets. It don't take much of the wrong thing for your back though.

[daved150]

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yep. That was my warm up sets on back day. 1st 2 exercises. 1st in front, then behind the neck. I guess no more though. I can see how it could be hard on your upper disks if you tried to kill it with 'em, but like you, that was my light sets. It don't take much of the wrong thing for your back though.

i worried more about the angle of pull to your shoulders!! i cant see where it'd really do much damage to the back before your shoulder would get fuked up. it's akward angle on the shoulder joint, thats why i stay light and do 3 sets...