Video Tip Extra: Pre-Exhaust Back Workout
Torch every last lat fiber for a wider, thicker back by kicking things off with straight-arm pulldowns.
In my recent Tip of the Day video (which is posted below in case you missed it), I covered an effective modification for straight-arm pulldowns that allows you to go heavier than normal to overload the lats for greater stimulation and growth. Basically, you face out from the machine so that you can use the apparatus itself to brace you. Check out the video for a full demonstration and explanation.
This modification is a no-brainer to use when pre-exhausting the lats, as straight-arm pulldowns are one of very few single-joint/isolation movements for the back. (Dumbbell straight-arm pullbacks are another, but there aren't very many such exercises.) I really like pre-exhaust for back because a lot of people have a hard time minimizing biceps involvement on pulling exercises like pulldowns and rows – it takes a pretty strong mind-muscle connection to target the lats and fully exhaust them before the
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