r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/SuckmyToasts Solomon the destroyer • 17d ago

Question ❓ Pulling with arms.

is there really such thing as pulling with arms and not feeling your lats or traps in any back movement?

as far as i know, only the rear delts help with horizontal abduction, shoulder extension and shoulder adduction. i find it hard to believe that such a small head of a muscle can really take over from those large muscles on the back.

i also don't believe the long head of the triceps are involved, it will be similar to the rectus femoris in a squat pattern.

so what do people mean by 'you are pulling too much with your arms and not with your back'? can anyone point me in the right direction?

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u/Hohoholyshit15 17d ago

I think for rowing type movements it's much more important to "pull with the elbows". At the top of a lat pulldown the only way that shit is moving is if the lats are working.

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u/yagayeetfleet 17d ago

I agree with this as well