Probably one of my favorite exercises for the lats (together with the barbell variation).⁣

I said lats and not upper trap, so make sure you do this exercise properly if LATS are your target.

⁣ ✅✅✅If you want to do it right, you need to pay attention to where you put your legs too - since in this case - that can mean greater or shorter ROM for the dumbbell depending on how you set up. -⁣ If you keep your leg slightly behind you will allow the dumbbell to have more space for the proper rowing movement. While pulling your arm up, pay close attention to your scapulas and always retract them BEFORE the pull, just like a lat pull down. The lower back is nice and neutral, inhaling and bracing the core as you pull and exhaling on the descent.⁣

❌❌❌ On the other hand, if you keep your leg too close forward, the dumbbell won't have enough space to move. This means that the arm will most likely move vertically and instead of becoming a lat focused movement, it turns into an upper trap cringey-shrug fueled by momentum (typical of the bros), without actual lat engagement.⁣

Please drop the load and make sure to do things correctly, not just for safety but also for actual muacle development.

If you're trying certain exercises without knowing how to do them you'll most likely end up not targeting the wanted muscle.. which is why it's lagging on its growth. ⁣