lat pulldown or dumbell rows

[Streamline]

Which is better to work on lats - Single arm bent over dumbell rows or the lat pulldown.

 

[AJP]

Pull-ups!

If I had to pick between the two though I would go with the lat pulldown, but if you can do pull ups that would be even better.

 

[abear]

same here: pullups

but out of those two choices, i'd have to go with rows

 

[jpc1058]

Back

I would agree with the two posts above. Pullups for your lats. If I had my choice between pulldowns and DB rows, I would go with the rows. JMO.

 

[~LV~]

Which is better to work on lats - Single arm bent over dumbell rows or the lat pulldown.

I perform both on back day.

 

[SXIPro]

No need to make a choice. Do them both. Include pullups also as others have stated. Or rotate them session by session.

 

[Karky]

if you do pullups/pulldowns, make sure you extend your arms all the way so your lat gets a bit stretched since then you use it more, i dident feel it in my lats from pullups before i started this, im sore now as im typing

 

[RandyRhoads]

do CHINUPS work your lats just as much as pullups?

 

[Streamline]

Thanks....

 

[rip]

do CHINUPS work your lats just as much as pullups?

not if you are doing a close-grip (which is the standard). The wider grip will pinpoint the latissimus dorsi more than a closer grip.

 

[Streamline]

Well i don't have lat pulldown so i don't have much of a choice of the two i was just wondering which one is better. I don't have anywhere i can do pullups either i think unless if there's a beam in or out the house i can do it on. Thanks for the replies though...

 

[Dominiej]

I don't have anywhere i can do pullups

I didn't either, until I figured out I could always go down to the local school. They always have pull up bars.

J

 

[Backmann]

just go to a park and use the monkey bars...or a school..

 

[Streamline]

And run down to the local park during my backworkout? I don't think so..

 

[NBS 4life]

Both! I do both and find it effective. You on a time limit or something.

 

[Streamline]

Both! I do both and find it effective. You on a time limit or something.

Not really, it was discussion topic at school. I don't have the facilities to do both. On back day i also do biceps and legs so my workout is already about an hour anyway. I'll have to find somehwere to do pullups.