Alternative to pullups

[Former_Fatkid]

I'm hoping to gain that infamous v-shape but I weigh a bit much more than i can pull up, what exercises can i substitute???

I figure Lat pulls but i'm hoping theres more options out there.

[strester]

i did some searching over at bb.com and read that doing close grip reverse pulldowns will lengthen the lats and help with the v-shape ... glad to have read this because I just put these back into my routine ....

you can also try using a different grip for the pullups ... i've found that hammer grip pullups are a lot easier for me to do than conventional

good luck

[Former_Fatkid]

what do you men reverse pull-down, sorry i'm lost on this one and BB.com didnt give me an answer

[strester]

http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Lati...dPulldown.html

i keep my grip about shoulder width ... make sure to squeeze at the bottom

[theking]

i love stiff arm pull downs....think of a dumbbell pull over but standing pushing a straight bar down...has to be done on a cable machine.

[ddawg91]

http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Lati...dPulldown.html

i keep my grip about shoulder width ... make sure to squeeze at the bottom

Love rev grip pulldowns, use them every week.

[ddawg91]

i love stiff arm pull downs....think of a dumbbell pull over but standing pushing a straight bar down...has to be done on a cable machine.

Another great exercise that I forget to do.

*not to self, ad in stiff arm pulldowns next week*

[Mr. Aries]

Another great exercise that I forget to do.

*not to self, ad in stiff arm pulldowns next week*

dont' act like you lift weights!!!! i've seen the pics!

[LancerV]

T-Bar Rows

[ddawg91]

dont' act like you lift weights!!!! i've seen the pics!

Hey I have been taking these pills that grows muscle and you never have to workout, you want some?

True story: I was at Vitamin Workd talking to a friend and a guy actually walked in asking for such pills. He wanted muscle but didn't want to workout.

[pu12en12g]

I'm hoping to gain that infamous v-shape but I weigh a bit much more than i can pull up, what exercises can i substitute???

I figure Lat pulls but i'm hoping theres more options out there.

Well I don't have much V-Shape, but I recently realized what I was doing wrong:

Not enough narrow grip pulldowns and not enough rows.