If your lats just can't seem to get any wider and look like they end just below your armpit, you need to watch this video to get bigger lower lats in a V-shape. Here I show you 5 lat exercises to get a bigger back by targeting your lower lats. The key to getting full lats is not only training your back with the right exercises but making sure you're doing them correctly. That being said, if you want to build bigger lats and a bigger back, you need to do two very important things in your back routine. First, you need to be willing to take the exercises you're already doing and take them through a full range of motion. Simply focusing on the middle portion of each row, pull-up, and lat pulldown won't give you fully developed lats, just like doing curls won't give you fully developed biceps. Beyond this, if you never focus on maximal contraction of your lats by digging your elbows into your hips at the bottom of each rep, you are not making the muscle grow as much as it is capable of. Each of these exercises will help you accomplish exactly that. They will take your lats through their full range of motion and place extra emphasis on the contracted position of the muscle. The first exercise shown is called the reverse grip tripod row. It is important to note that the grip makes all the difference in the effectiveness of the exercise for working the lats. When you perform it with a reverse grip you shift almost all of the focus to the movement of your upper back muscles instead of the lats. When you switch to a supinated grip it is much easier to draw your elbow out to the side, drive it toward your pelvis and ultimately get a greater contraction in the lats in their fully shortened state. The second exercise is the wide grip pulldown. This actually helps those who have a hard time lowering their elbows toward their hips. Because the movement starts with the elbows in a wide position, the only place for them to travel is down and closer to the pelvis and hips. The inverted position helps allow the elbows to come in closer to the sides and increase the contraction of the lats. The swinging lat pulldown is another great back exercise for building bigger lats because it adds the ability to get rotation in the torso while driving the arm down to the side. Being able to focus on one side at a time helps those who have a hard time feeling a strong contraction in the lats. If there was a lat pulldown for your lats, it would be the cable high row. Once again this allows you to train one side at a time in a very athletic way, while standing with the ability to include rotation for a V-back. This allows you to separate your hips from your shoulders by rotating in opposite directions which really increases the stretch on your lats and allows for a more powerful contraction. Not only that, the high and far arm position creates even more of a stretch at the lat attachments which tends to allow the user to feel a stronger contraction in the lats at the end of each rep. The single arm incline pulldown is an incredible lat exercise for building a broader back. This setup requires you to have access to an incline bench and cable machine, if so, it is worth the extra effort. Here you can get an incredible lat stretch by allowing your arm to go overhead, with the clear goal of driving your elbow down toward your hips with each rep. The contraction should be felt in your lower lats intensely if performed correctly. Finally, there is no better straight arm lat exercise for building scapular strength than the straight arm pulldown. Perform the movement as shown in the video. Don't just aim to reach the level of your back but beyond it to really increase the tension on the lower lats at the end of the rep. If you're looking for a complete training program that will develop not only a bigger back but a more muscular and athletic body overall, be sure to visit athleanx.com and check out the ATHLEAN-X training systems. Build Muscle in 90 Days - http://athleanx.com/x/lats-build-muscle-in-90-days Subscribe to this channel here - / athleanx