Your upper back – or lats – is an important area to develop for anyone looking to improve their physique. Most importantly, in my opinion, is how it enhances that sought-after v-taper and gives the illusion of a smaller waist.
Here are five exercises to help improve your upper lat width and thickness.
Dear Nicole
I used to do a lot of free chin ups before my breast implants augmentation. This was Sept. 20, 2014. Now I don´t feel comfortable doing so.
My surgeon wouldn’t let me do any upper body weights for 4 months it’s a major operation so pull ups wouldn’t be sensible so soon
How much time shall I wait ?
I still feel strain in my chest when I perform Chin Ups….thank you.
Sorry I sent a double message….!
Thanks so much.
Great tips! Definitely going to try these on my next back day!
Awesome! Thank you for the tips!
I LOVE the high close grip pull down – and the wide grip pull ups. i am sooooo week with wide grip! lol! baby steps. This was a really good video Nicole, for seeing the proper technique. thank you heaps!
I’m a little confused… i thought the dumbbell pullover was for your chest? Please clarify, btw great short video… very informative. ….
It work both your upper chest but more so your lats
Hey Nicole? I just wondered… would it be possible to do a similar video on proper technique for maybe 4-5 tricep exercises? Maybe bicep exercises too… these specific videos on single body parts are fantastic to refer back too.
Thank you again!
Cindi
Hey Nicole,
How come you do close grip pull downs on the floor rather than using the lat pull down machine? 🙂
Just a different angle
Yes I love this short video! Can you do a video like this for triceps and biceps. Thanks Nicole.
Thank you Nicole!
Love it!!!!! Thanks Nicole! I definitely do most of these and they are Fab! 🙂
I did back today and did all of those except the wide grip cable rows. Thank you for posting. You’re such an inspiration!
BTW, of we want to post questions for your monthly q&a’s, where do we post those questions??
Post them under the most recent Q&A Video
How many set and reps would you reccomend? I work back once a week. Should I go real heavy or light.? Thank you
Definitely looking forward to doing this back workout tonight!!
I cannot do pull-ups without the assist.
How can I do without it?
Keep working on the assisted to build your strength. I would also recommend incorporating negative pullups and chin holds as part of your back training to help build the strength.
Thank you so much for your advice. I will try!!
Use a thick band to assist and Ween your way down to thinner bands over time. A knee/bent leg in the band is harder than a foot/straight leg in the band. Superset pull-ups with pull downs on occasion.
Is a pull up more from back strength – or arm strength? Or maybe a little bit of both. I’m still too heavy to do one – but any help to reach the goal would be helpful.
Back strength-
Also…sorry – what difference is there when doing the pull downs on whether you pull to your chest or lean a bit forward and pull down behind your head?
i can’t hear you – is it my computer???