Effective Calisthenics Lat Exercises That Aren't Pull-Ups

Pull-ups are great for building the lats, but they aren't the only way to build a bigger and thicker back. Straight arm exercises are an effective way to work your entire back with an emphasis on your lats.

Sample routine:
#1 Warm-up with 5 sets of isometric lat pull-downs for 6s each.

#2 sets of straight arm pulls on bands, cables, or a pull-up bar. 5-12 reps.

#3 Finish with as many reps as you can do of rows or pull-up variation of your choice in 3 minutes.

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[HopsterZz]

Tao Physique made me discovering the Lat focus pull down by rings and bodyweight recently, and Calisthenic movement for the Front lever raises, I'm very happy that you're talking about and promoting those too ! this is pure genius for fully focusing and working out for crazy lats 😎 Keep up your amazing content btw brah! ;))

[andrejilijevski]

Hi Matt very recently I found that pike pushups done right really flare up my lats. Done properly with the head falling forward and the scapula down and back as I lower down. Then when I push UP I feel it like crazy in my whole shoulder and my whole lats.

[vincentlivoti]

Another great video Matt. I must have been watching your channel for a long time. Based on your recommendations, I own every piece of suspension training equipment you just showed in this video. Wouldn't the BullWorker also work for some of these exercises Matt.?

[angelnik]

Thanks for the video! Great advice as always.

[doronuzanhebrew]

what your opinion about scapular pull ups for better mind muscle conection with the lats?

which one is better and why?

[NBDYSPCL]

I can do a couple of pull-ups but i find doing jackknife pull-ups for a lot more reps more conducive to lat growth than doing one or two pullups a set. Plus i can do them inside when the weather is bad on my baseblocks trainer.

[lorenzozapaton]

I don't know if this was answered before but, if I want to do a workout with only overcoming isometrics, should I need to warm up? If I have to, how can I do it? Low intensity isometrics of the ones I am gonna do?

[DSPNWtoCali]

Okay, I saw something on the wall that look nice. What is it call or maybe a link.

Thank you.

[jackblksjr]

What is that 🪜 pull up thing on your wall called?

[changedlife]

I got underneath my table and did the pulls, table flipped over

[Noiconnotag]

This video is so bad I don't even know where to begin, so I will stop right here.