Strength and Physique

Q: Another hello from England! I was always led to believe that narrow grip tends to build more back thickness and wide grip builds more back width. Because of this, I've normally done a varied grip range; wide grip, medium grip and narrow grip lat pulldowns/pullups. Taking your HTE 2.0 programme with the rep range 10-8-6-15, I would go wide grip lat pulldown for 10, medium grip for 8, narrow grip for 6 and then wide grip for the flushing 15. As my grip goes from wide to narrow, I can naturally lift more weight as your programme calls for. I noticed that in your HTE 2.0 programme , you've specified pull-ups, V-bar pulldowns and seated cable rows for back exercises. The latter two are more narrow grip exercises. Is there a reason why you've gone for these two exercises as opposed to a standard lat pulldown bar? Or am I reading too much into this? Best regards! Kalwant Leeds, England My Answer: Yes you are reading too much into it.  The seated cable row with a V-bar handle...