Everyones arch nemesis...... THE PULL UP Pull-ups (not chin-ups) are a great exercise for developing the lats, specifically back width. As you execute each rep, you should focus on pulling your body up by using your lats NOT by using your arms. Often times people will swing their body and use momentum to complete their pull-ups, which requires heavy recruitment of the biceps and decreases the recruitment of the lats. The goal is to keep the tension on your lats. One way to limit bicep involvement is to think of your hands as hooks. You are not pulling from your hands, but rather from your lats. Think of the tension from the weight starting deep in your lats and moving up the lats to where they insert into the humerus (bone of the upper arm) as you pull yourself up. As you pull your body up, your elbows should come to your sides and you should contract the muscles of the back, squeezing them together.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:48:04 +0000
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