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Targeting Upper and Lower Lats with Pull Ups

November 17, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is how you target the upper and lower lats with a simple Pull ups form variation.

Left image:
Bringing the bar to the neck with arms alongside the body mainly solicits the lateral fibers of the  latissimus dorsi and develops the width of the back.

Right Image:
Bringing the bar to the chest by pulling the elbows back to raise the chin to the bar mainly solicits the upper and central fibers of the latissimus dorsi. This variation is excellent for developing the bulk of the back.

Targeting Lats with Pull ups Strength Training Anatomy

Images are taken from Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier.
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    November 17, 2011 at 13:19

    Hmm, not sure about this 🙂

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