Lat pulldowns and cable row combos are great but there are better exercises which could help you to build a thicker back.
Seated cable row lat pulldown bar.
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The lat pulldown is basically a machine version of the pull up and chin up.
Also leaning your torso back as you row gives the benefits of a vertical and horizontal pull.
Before getting started adjust the seat and chest pad.
Instead of pulling yourself up to the bar you pull the bar down to you.
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This variation of the single arm dumbbell row uses a barbell anchored at one end either into a landmine hosel or into a corner with some towels to keep the wall from getting chewed up some people find this setup allows them to achieve a greater range of motion than either the barbell or dumbbell provides.
T bar row machine is the perfect example.
If you want to work all areas of your upper back a dual function machine is the ticket.
Seated rows are typically done on a seated row machine or a seated cable row machine and the instructions for using each are almost the same.
Rows rows appear to be a better exercise for stimulating more of the lat muscle fibers and therefore helping to build a bigger back.
When subjects did seated cable rows muscle activity of the lats was more than 40 greater than when they did wide grip pulldowns.
With your back straight grab the bar with an overhand grip your arms fully extended.
Due to the nature of the movement you will activate larger percentage of your back muscles which will result in better muscle growth.
When pulling down from a standing position you change the exercise from a strict locked in your seat pulldown that isolates the lats to a variation that requires more core involvement.
Sentencing starting most of your back workouts with rows will help you.
Standing lat pulldown the defining difference.
So everything i mentioned above about the different grips applies to the lat pulldown just the same.
This machine includes a horizontal row cable attachment as well as a pulldown section.