⁣I’m pretty sure you’ve heard this countless times: “grip the bar at its widest to develop a wide back.”

✅Muscles grow as a response to a continuous & progressive stimulus induced by training, fueled by proper nutrition.⁣
As long as the stimulus is the "right one" meaning that it is actually targeting the muscles you’re looking to develop by fully contracting them, at a slow enough speed through a high enough tension, they will grow. And by “growth” you get both: thickness & width (although yes, lats & teres major contribute to overall width of the back).⁣
When it comes to lat pulldown, a medium grip seems to works even better than a wider one, Research shows!⁣
And that obviously, because a narrower grip allows for better technique & ROM, which seems to have a greater impact on not only lats, but also trap & infraspinatus muscles as well.⁣

How wide, you ask?⁣⁣

It’s gotta feel comfortable abd you gotta be able to perform full ROM in order to fully contract your back muscles, and maintain your shoulders in a safe spot: around 1.5 shoulder width.⁣⁣

❌a wide grip for them ego lofters: “yuh braw, you need to grip the bar at the opposing edges of the bar to stimulate that width brah.”⁣

By gripping the bar so wide, you will never be able to even fully complete the movement & let alone contract your back muscles at the bottom. Your shoulders won’t even be able to stay locked down, so they’ll be more likely to internally rotate forward and completely shut down the back engagement. As a result you’ll get a bro-spotter to help you out with your struggling reps, some shoulder pain, and probably zero back development. 🤷🏻‍♂️⁣
Pick wisely & train safely. ⁣ ⁣