posted Mon, 04/01/2013 - 06:16
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lats question
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i've been trying to build my lats and have been working flexing them more to attempt to build more mind muscle connection.
i've come across a problem....
i can flex one side independently with no problem, but when i try and flex both at the same time it's like the muscles don't wanna flex..
any advice?
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I like to imagine a string connecting the side of my lat and my elbow. When I draw my elbows up I imagine them pulling a big set of curtains closed. This always helps me work on my mind muscle connection. It is also important to video your movements while posing to review later. Something as trivial as the angle of your arm flexing could affect your lat spread. Just watch yourself closely. I hope this helps
Are you attempting to squeeze your SHOULDER blades together?
waltrno man my lats, i'm trying to flex them both at the same time and only one side flexes all the way out =/
they just don't both seem to want to do it at the same time.
like picture doing a double bicep pose and your flexing your lats too, well, one side goes all the way out but the other one just kinda goes half way and won't flex all the way =/
i can get both sides to fully contract but not at the same time
make sense?
i was really just looking for ideas on different poses or stretches or something i could do to get them both to do it but i guess i'll just keep contracting the muscles and they'll work it out eventually
Oh ok, you should have made it clearer in your post. You probably have an imbalance in your lats. It's not a hue deal cause nobody has perfect Symittry. Just give your other lat a bit more attention.
waltrany advice on isolating them independently during my workouts?
Well since you're look for width, it would make since to do some type of underhand pulldown. Let me ask you. A question, have you had a shoulder Injury on that side? I have the same problem with my left lat, it's not as wide as my right. I had a shoulder injury years ago and the shoulder blade was tucked under (so to say). Continue to stretch and did what my chiropractor said.
do you get adjusted regularly as well as deep tissue massage? I get both every week, and I recommend it!
waltri wish i could afford to go get a massage right now, especially after deaflifting yesterday, my lower back feels like it'll never be loose again, although being so tight my posture has improved like 200%.
I did do something to my right shoulder a couple years ago while doing dips, i guess i went to low or did to many reps, i was locked up at the time and the place i was at didn't have weights so it was all push-ups/dips body weight stuff pretty much. i don't think i tore the muscle, just strained it real bad i guess but my left shoulder has been stronger than my right ever since.
i always do overhand wide grip pulldowns out of habit, i'll throw underhand in next thursday though and give em a try
IMHO narrow/close underhand grip and build wider lats. Think about the ROM (range of motion)??? Go ahead and pretend you're doing your wide grip pulldowns, then switch to close underhand grip....if you do this you will see a grater ROM for the lats. And let's not forget what the motion of the lats are, to bring the arm down and back. Think about it. As for your shoulder that very well may be why you re having this issue, we have a similar issue.
Never though of it like that. I always change of the grip on most exercises but I'm gonna start mixing in overhand narrow for lats.
Why overhand narrow?
whoops mistyped i meant to type underhand.
Ha I was gona say that would just feel ....idk awkward to do.
waltri'll definitely work them into my routine, i see what you mean about rom
thanks for the advice man
Any time friend.