@_dylanharrigan: I trained my back for years before I finally started understanding how to actually make my lats work. For me, the big change was getting away from thinking every lat exercise just needed to be “pull down harder.” The lat doesn’t just work through one straight line. That’s why I’ve had so much success using more unilateral work and actually thinking about driving the elbow down and in toward the hip instead of just yanking weight from A to B. If your biceps, traps and everything else seem to take over your back sessions, try simplifying it. Use less weight, control the rep and actually think about where your elbow is travelling. Pulldowns still have their place. But if you struggle to feel your lats, unilateral work might be the missing piece.

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Wednesday 07 October 2026 21:50:58 GMT