If you are looking to build a wide V-shape muscular back…
Then you should try the Vince Gironda Lat Pull in your next back workout!
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 Vince Gironda Doing The Low Pulley Lat Pull Variation. He also did a ‘high pulley’ variation of this move, which I demonstrate in the video clip below… |
Vince Gironda is an old time legend and was the outspoken bad boy of old-school bodybuilding!
Gironda is often quoted as saying that bodybuilding is 85% nutrition. In fact, he was what some may call a health food nut. He was also an early proponent of low carb dieting and was the first truly “Ripped Bodybuilder”.
In addition to his nutrition theories, he had what many consider “unorthodox” training ideas. His secret to muscle building success was was in the combination of proper exercises and the strict adherence to proper exercise form.
And one prime example of such an unorthodox exercise is the Gironda Lat Pull…
This move helps build maximum back width and V-taper from the combination of a
full stretch and a strong peak contraction of the lats with very strict form.
Just click PLAY to watch the video clip below to see how it’s done…
Give this exercise try and then leave me a comment below letting me know how it works for you!
And if you want to get some more interesting old-school bodybuilding tips & tricks, be sure to pick up a copy of the Vince Gironda Program at: www.VinceGirondaProgram.com
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12 Comments
Remi Gionet
Hey lee, thanks for this great technique, i think you should do a video about the rotator cuff muscles strenghtening,(sorry if i mispelled im frensh) because i know a lot of bodybuilders get injured because they simply dont train those small muscles…
In hope to train someday with you, in wich gym do you train in nova scotia ?
thanks, continue you great work.
Sjaak
Hey Lee, thanks for yet another great video. In my gym, the pulley is not adjustable. We have a high and a low pulley but nothing in between. Can i do this excercise from the high pulley with the same effect ?
Sjaak
Remi Gionet,
Hey Remi,
Lee just did an article on rotator cuff strenghtening recently. You can find it at https://leehayward.com/blog/rotator-cuff-exercises-for-rehabing-shoulder-injuries/
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Barath
Lose the ‘stache, Lee! NOW!
Frank A
Thanks Lee!
I exercise at home and don’t have a pulley set. Soooo, will using resistance bands set at the top of the door provide a benefit? Also, will setting it at the bottom of the door to do Vince’s 45 degree lat pull provide a benefit?
Thanks.
Todd
Remi Gionet,
Lee has done one recently look back to 25 Mar 2011. or follow the link https://leehayward.com/blog/rotator-cuff-exercises-for-rehabing-shoulder-injuries/
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aussie Mike
Awesome book Lee, awesome advice as always.
It’s good to see old school bodybuilding still has its place in today’s hightech gyms. Gironda was definitely a legend ahead of his time.
I purchased his book last year and found that I couldn’t put it down either. After hitting the weights for the last 20 years, I thought I knew it all till following Gironda’s training techniques literally brought me down to my knees. Training for feel made a huge difference in my natural gains. Definitely worth getting.
Mikey fromdownunder!
Lawrence
What’s the difference between this and a t-bar row in a door jamb following strict form?
rich
tried these today killer strech really feel the lats working good job lee
rogers
i’ll be trying this one out next time i’m in the gym, look like a good exercise to try
RANDOLPH LANGFORD
MY LATS ARE WIDER BECAUSE OF THIS WORKOUT