Redbull doesn't give me wings aka V Taper

[Nutpuncher]

Hello brothers (and sisters if your out there),

I've watched many hours on different style of back workout of youtube along with readying many articles but I still can't develop my lats so that my silhouette resembles a v taper. The downfall of watching and reading is that its not interactive. Sure I can post a question but I don't care to listen to someone that never had a respectable v taper.

My question is simple, but I am asking for an thorough answer.... What did my brothers do to get your wings?

Can you please answer the following questions?

1. How long it took before you saw results
2. Which lift/exercise did you use to focus your lats?
3. What other lift/exercise that passively works your lats even though you're not intentionally focusing on your lats?
4. What is the weight and rep range for both questions above? Also if hand/finger placement is crucial, then please tell me more.
5. How many times a week?
6. How many different lifts/exercise

Some posing questions:

1. How do you do a proper lat spread?
2. Any tips during posing that helps to accentuate your lats?
3. do you hold your breath during posing?

Much thanks.

 

[MindlessWork]

I can never get that wide taper as my shoulders are narrow and lat insertions are too high

 

[Nutpuncher]

I can never get that wide taper as my shoulders are narrow and lat insertions are too high

yeah...I am thinking that I am either not lifting correctly b/c I think my arms are doing the mostly the work... back to drawing board.

 

[MindlessWork]

yeah...I am thinking that I am either not lifting correctly b/c I think my arms are doing the mostly the work... back to drawing board.

I at least keep training my upper body especially shoulder to get them fuller to compensate.

 

[NuKKLeHeaD]

Sitting cable rows with heavy ass weight. One of my all time fav workouts.

 

[MindlessWork]

Sitting cable rows with heavy ass weight. One of my all time fav workouts.

I love seated cable rows and do several sets up to 180lbs on the stack.

 

[Nutpuncher]

I at least keep training my upper body especially shoulder to get them fuller to compensate.

I love working my delts...probably one of my favorite lifting days. I am going to increase pull up/chin up (whats the difference lol) volume and reduce 2 arm seated lat pull downs and increase 1 arm seated lat pull downs with the hopes I can focus on me lats.

Sitting cable rows with heavy ass weight. One of my all time fav workouts.

Cool, thanks for the tip. I think that may be my problem, too much volume and not heavy enough weights. What rep range for heavy ASS weights? How many sets? Do you try to prevent momentum lifting? Is your back 90 degrees from floor? what I am doing isn't working so, I apologize for so many questions.....

I love seated cable rows and do several sets up to 180lbs on the stack.

180lbs is solid brother! If I remember correctly, the most I've pulled on seated cable rows was 225lbs last late spring'ish, but that was the doing of CompTren and other juices lol.

 

[NuKKLeHeaD]

My rep range for "heavy ass weight" is like 4 sets - 10-6-4-2 reps. The last set of 2 should be almost impossible. You might need a spot, or to cheat a little just to get it all the way back. I promise you'll be feeling it the next day.

 

[NuKKLeHeaD]

I love seated cable rows and do several sets up to 180lbs on the stack.

I've always had an unusually strong back. My last sets yesterday I had it on 220, but I think I only got 3 reps.

 

[MindlessWork]

I've always had an unusually strong back. My last sets yesterday I had it on 220, but I think I only got 3 reps.

You must be part ox lol.

Been trying to build mine back after a nasty back injury years ago. So far so good.

 

[Nutpuncher]

My rep range for "heavy ass weight" is like 4 sets - 10-6-4-2 reps. The last set of 2 should be almost impossible. You might need a spot, or to cheat a little just to get it all the way back. I promise you'll be feeling it the next day.

Interesting rep range, I like it and makes sense. I've become so complacent in regards to basically everything lol. I need to think about what I am doing especially what I am trying to accomplish. Last time I did anything under 10 reps was (holy shit) 2 summers ago.

Thank you for helping me. Defiantly back to drawing board for me.... I'll try your rep range but will adjust as following 20,15,10,6,4,2.

 

[ketsugo]

Genetics is more what gives- However chins, close grip and wide grip, Upright rows rear delt work and side delt isolation what you need to exercise. Throw in rows cuz you need thick but focus on chins 12-15 heavy ans slow stretch

 

[Nutpuncher]

Genetics is more what gives- However chins, close grip and wide grip, Upright rows rear delt work and side delt isolation what you need to exercise. Throw in rows cuz you need thick but focus on chins 12-15 heavy ans slow stretch

Thanks. I am familiar with which lift to use for lats , but for some reason my lats never feels like it got worked. I need to let my lats do the work instead of my arms. I am sure that my pull days are basically my bicep day.

I've been doing 1 arm seated lat pull down while tapping my lat w/ my free hand w/ hopes of using my lat instead of my arm. I can get a great stretch but my grip fails first w/ and w/out Versa Grip(s).


I know everyone is different, but is there a particular lift (free weights, machines or cables) that no doubt you can feel your lats doing most of the work?

In the meantime, I'll re-learn, actually, I'll learn how to correctly lift so that lat movements actually works my lats instead of my biceps.....but I am thinking and agreeing with you that the root cause of why my lats are the way they are is due to my genetics...but that doesn't mean I won't try!

 

[C587]

Close grip lat pulldowns go heavy and focus on the negative,,,bent over bb rows,,,t bar rows