what if you're too fat to do pullups?
Pros;
kinder to the elbow
targets the rhomboid
serratus posterior
levator scapula
cons;
potential shoulder wrecker
can cause tennis/golfers elbow
Funny you should mention this one, as I would love to do pulls up, however, I find when I do I get made Golfers Elbow, BUT when I do lat pull downs the elbow is not effected....
I tend to agree with Db lateral bends. Especially when most people are trying to get a smaller waist.
I do them unweighted to crack my back though lol
yeah, once you get it, it a bitch to fix.
I tried the four types of movement to find out which one stopped the pain, for me it was, the rotating movement, both suppination and pronation.
Oddly enough, I find pull ups/downs with a grip about 1 hand's width closer than this is about the only form my shoulders can handle. Closer grip, hammer grip or supine grip, my shoulders crunch and grind throughout the movement.Pros;
kinder to the elbow
targets the rhomboid
serratus posterior
levator scapula
cons;
potential shoulder wrecker
can cause tennis/golfers elbow
@Silverback; are you referring to wide vs close grip lat pull-downs?
I'm sayin that most noobs think that by doing the wide-wide overhand grip type pull-up or pull-down as opposed to the standard good old chin-up gives them "lat spread" that is bullshite.