This has gotta be a wind up now
This guys lats are terrible
Look at the best backs in bodybuilding, they’re not built on cable rows ffs
On this board look at
@Con, his back is huge from his powerlifting days, pretty sure wasnt built on cables
From my own experience, my back is my weakest part. Why?
Coz I spent years fucking around with cables as bodybuilding wasn’t a priority. Now I’m looking to progress, heavy rows and deadlifts are in and guess what? I’m getting bigger
Plus no disrespect to a physique legend aka Gironda BUT!!!
That guy wouldn't turn heads today in any gym.
What was he? A middle weight or a small light heavy?
If you want a small physique then of course do the pull ups and cables.
You can still look great and have nice lats and taper.
But you're not going to carry a lot of muscle.
I consider my self a medium sized bber in no ways massive or any thing like that.
But I carry around 100kg at 6% body fat when I can train correctly at barely 5ft8.
If I wanted to be 80kg and ripped then yes I wouldn't need heavy compounds at all.
It's all about what you want.
Now if you cant do deadlifts then full range of motional parallel to the floor rows will grow a huge back too.
You don't need to deadlift and for some people its not ideal.
Now for you that think lifting heavy deadlifts gives you a bad back GTFO fellas!
Lifting like an asshole will blow your disks out on a range of exercises and one stupidly done deadlift will blow you out.
But I have zero back pain, back feels great and I put that down to heavy deadlifts.
If I never had done heavy compounds post spinal surgery I may not be able to say that now....
If you guys really want to see what body weight exercises can do look at the callestenic experts.
They look great when stood by them selves or an average human.
However pop them next to heavy weight bber or pler and they will disappear.