working lats with free weights

[chrisg]

Can it be done? Or if I don't have cables, do I have to stick to wide-grip chins? I'd join a gym or buy a machine but it's not going to be in my budget for quite some time. Thanks.

[pumpster]

Try also medium and close grip chins.

BB rows and especially dumbbell rows. There's also an inexpensive attachment that can be used to attach a barbell to allow it to be used as a T-bar.

[WOOO]

Wide-grip bent-over rows, dumbbell pullovers, dumbbell rows with both hands at the same time.

[DarthNemesis21]

When I was a kid,And couldn't afford a gym membership.I'd do BB & Dmbl. Rows & Pull ups.Push ups to a lesser extent.Because if done properly(Widely placed hands) you'll feel your seratus,& lower traps working.Another excersise I'd do,And still do.Take a towel.Wrap it around one end of the bar(On the inside of the plates)Set the other end of the bar in a corner.Violla! T-Bar rows.The towel gives an added benefit of working on your grip.Oh! And you my want someone to stand on the other end(Corner) Till you get a feel for the balence.As you add more weight.Unless you wanna chance getting bag tagged.Good Luck.

[buffbong]

of course nothing beats free wieghts anyway. heres a example of a good routine

barbell rows 15-12-10-8-6  first two warm ups

chin ups 3x10-12
dumbell pull overs 3x12
stiff dumbell deads 3x12
or
revere barbell rows15-12-10-8-6
pull ups3x10-12
barbell pull overs 3x12
stiff barbell deads 3x12
or
barbell deadlifts 15-12-10-8-6
pull ups 3x10-12
dumbell pull overs 3x12
one arm rows 3x10
or
t-bar rows 15-12-10-8-6
chin ups 3x10-12
barbell pull overs 3x12
stiff leg dumbell deads 3x12

there you go four routines to keep u from bordem do one for a month trying to add wieght each week then change to another for a month and so on.

[MidniteRambo]

I work out at home.  I never saw lat development until I started doing pull ups, once I got to 12-15 reps per set, I went to weighted pull ups.  To me, lats begin and end with this exercise.

[JPM]

Most anyone can get a superior lat/back workout without the aid of a lat machine or other cable equipment.Though either one can be a good tool for development, for the average BB'er .

  I just finished this back training cycle a few weeks ago with good results in strenght and muscle envolvement.

DL-partials...pin's set just below knees (Power Rack)
Hi-pulls..BB..off of pin's (Power Rack)
Hi-pulls...DB's, alternate one side at a time..wide arch
Chin's...curl grip, close (weighted)
Chin's...medium hammer grip (Weighted)
Chin's...behind neck (weighted)
Pullovers...straight arms...heavy weight's, not just for stretching

One set only of each exercise, that's it. Rep's between 12 and 20 reps of each exercise. Usually when I reach 10 reps  I'll take three breath's between reps, or so, untill I finish my rep goal for that specific exercise. I make a point of adding either weight or reps to each workout I do. This method is something along the Rest Pause/breathing squat form of training and can take quite a bit of mental effort, at times, to finish a rep goal. This also put's demands on the cardio system. Finishing a hard set I may be breathing like a steam engine. Good Luck.