My recent newsletter, “Ideal Lat-Mass Moves,” got under the skin of biomechanics expert and 2019 Drug-Free Mr. Universe Doug Brignole. He disagrees with my assessment of the one-arm cable lat pull-in as having a less-than-ideal resistance curve. [Read more…]
Ideal Lat-Mass Moves
Q: I’ve been doing the cable lat pull-in that you and Doug Brignole say is the ideal exercise, but I can’t use much weight. It seems harder at the bottom contraction and easy at the top stretch. Shouldn’t it be the opposite to be ideal? [Read more…]
Lat Stretch Variation for Mass Acceleration
My daughter and future son-in-law reported back to me about my lat-stretch suggestion. I told them to try undergrip pulldowns after the ideal exercise…
Keeping the torso angled slightly back allows the arms to stay in front of the shoulders to avoid joint impingement—but there are some problems I forgot to warn them about… [Read more…]