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    1. alomjabpd

      alomjabpd Well-Known Member

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      who does them as part of their back routine and do you do lat pulldowns aswell afterwards i did this the other day had no energy after this would it be better to do one week lat pulldowns and one week pullups ?
       
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      widegrip pullups

      Batter wide grip pull ups for a few months and i guarantee you will see a vast improvement if your form is spot b*llock.
       
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      widegrip pullups

      I knocked out 16 today, full reps, fully extended arms before i pull up. I could of got 20, but i didnt want to burn myself out and i was doing a set of close grip after it

      Love pull ups
       
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      widegrip pullups

      I do these once a week, tears my lats apart. Great exercise though!
       
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      widegrip pullups

      Wide Grip Chins all the way.
       
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      widegrip pullups

      I do 3 x 8 sets of wide grip pull ups, deep dips and benched press ups 3 times a week.......don't bother with lat pulls no more, thats just me though.
       
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      i can only do about 5 at the mo lol. but if i concentrate on doing these and forget about pulldowns for now maybe do 5 sets of 5 see hows that goes ?
       
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      widegrip pullups

      PMSL now that is funny !!!
       
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      Mustn't push yourself too hard now, got to save yourself innit!!
       
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      whats funny about that ?

      i know for a fact i could of pushed out 4 more reps, but whats the point ? i wouldnt be able to match it on the close grip, which is what i like to do. They arent a muscle building exercise ? i just do them at the start while im fresh to get a warmup
       
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