Upper lats!!.. · Educated Meatheads

Upper lats!!..

Hey Ben, I’ve got a question and I’d really appreciate a detailed answer because I genuinely need your help.

It’s about my lats. What you said about training the lower lats with more vertical pulls and a slight lean makes a lot of sense, and I’ve been getting a huge stretch there, sometimes it even feels like a deep “tearing” type of stretch (in a good way), which I never had before. So first of all, thanks for that.

Where I’m confused is with my upper lats. Right now it feels like I’m just throwing darts in the dark. I’m not sure if I should be training them with a straight‑forward pull, or a horizontal pull that’s slightly angled upward. I don’t really know which line of pull I should be focusing on.

I don’t get any joint pain or discomfort, but my mind–muscle connection with my upper lats is pretty weak, and I struggle to really feel them working. That’s why I’m asking you, I’d love your guidance on what angles and movements you’d recommend for targeting the upper lats more effectively.

By the way, if I had to explain my current understanding, I’d say that a slightly upward horizontal pull feels best right now. But when I sit down to do single arms pulldowns, I keep catching myself thinking, “If I just go one notch higher, I’ll get an even deeper upper‑lat stretch.”

That’s why I wanted to ask you specifically: what do you think is the best pulling angle for really stretching and targeting the upper lats?

1 vs 2(I'll guess it could be this one) vs 3 ?

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