In effect, pullups are another form of lat pulldown. Instead of pulling the bar down, you’re pulling your body up. Once again, form is paramount here. Try to keep your hands and your body in the same vertical plane (the tendency is to arch your back outward when the going gets tough). Vary your grip (from narrow to wide and everything in between) to hit your lats from a variety of directions. The closer your grip, the lower the emphasis on the lats; a wider grip focuses more on the upper lats. Reverse grip tends to put more stress on the biceps. Be sure to focus on contracting your back muscles for each rep, and let yourself get a good lat stretch at the bottom of each rep (yes this makes it harder, that’s the point!). This will give you a better and stronger contraction when you pull yourself up.
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