When we pull the barbell to the belt in an inclination, we perform a basic exercise for the latissimus dorsi. There are two ways to perform it, namely two types of grip: direct and reverse.

Most athletes mistakenly believe that, in fact, in terms of muscle orientation, this exercise cannot be changed by performing thrust with a forward or reverse grip, that the choice of grip is a personal matter for everyone and is only a matter of convenience and preference. There is also an opinion that a direct grip is clearly more convenient to perform.

Attention! Do not repeat other people’s mistakes! The row of the barbell to the belt in an inclination with a direct grip and the thrust of the barbell to the belt in an inclination with a reverse grip are two fundamentally different exercises, especially in the direction of the load on the back muscles. 1. Pull the bar of the bar to the belt in an inclination with a direct grip.
This exercise with just such a grip has its own characteristics, namely, in such a position, we are simply forced to spread our elbows when performing thrust, and we strive to raise the barbell to the chest, and not to the belt.

Thus, the load falls on the rhomboid muscles and on the middle of the trapezium. Do you have a question about the work of the broadest?! So, when performing traction with such a grip, there is no load on the latissimus dorsi.

2. Reverse grip bar pull.
Performing traction already with a reverse grip, we respectively hold our elbows narrowly, and we pull the neck exclusively to the belt.

What muscles are under load and really work in this case ?! So we work hard on the widest, and give a strong load on their lower part.

Whoever wants to grow in breadth, forget about pulling with a direct grip for a while, work with a reverse grip.