What type of pull-up is best for lats?

Just about every pullup engages your lats. Unlike chinups, which exert biceps more, pullups primarily target lats. Other muscles such as your triceps, shoulders and core play supporting roles. For a lat workout, try standard, wide, narrow or sternum pullups.

Are wide grip pull ups better for lats?

Wide grip pull-ups are an effective bodyweight exercise for building upper-body strength. Wide grip pull-ups are essentially a regular pull-up with a wider hand position. The main benefit of a wider grip is increased activation of the latissimus dorsi or lats for short.

Do neutral grip pull ups work lats?

With a neutral grip pull-up, you’re still working a majority of the muscles in the upper body. Your lats will be the primary muscles used during the motion, but still have to work in conjunction with the scapula, traps, rhomboids, teres major, along with your arms in order to execute a rep.

How do I make my lats muscle thicker?

And a few odds and ends on how to do these workouts:

1. You shouldn’t go to absolute muscle failure every set.
2. Once you hit the top of your rep range for one set, move up in weight.
3. Rest 3 minutes in between your 4-to-6-rep sets, and 2 minutes in between your 8-to-10-rep sets.
4. Make sure you’re eating enough food.

How do you get insane lats?

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1. Straight-Arm Lat Pull-Down. This exercise really captures the function of the lat muscle.
2. Seated Low-Cable Row. Get a full stretch in the extended position of this exercise by allowing your lats to stretch forward.
3. Reverse-Grip Lat Pull-Down.
4. Reverse-Grip Barbell Row.
5. Close-Grip Lat Pull-Down.

Are Hammer pull-ups good?

The neutral grip pull up – or hammer grip pull up – is great for all levels. Obviously if you’re still working up to doing a full pull up, keep at it before you start to develop your variations. But the neutral grip pull up will really help you develop your forearm, as well as your bicep strength.