Love it Or Hate let's settle the debate on the pros and cons of the V Bar

Love it Or Hate let's settle the debate on the pros and cons of the V Bar.
As typical of the internet, people like to argue about things in absolute fashion without context. On one hand you will have someone saying that because Arnold or Ronnie Coleman or insert favorite bodybuilder used a certain tool or method, that it is therefore proven to be good. On the other hand you will get pseudo experts "fitfluencers" who read half an abstract or attend a weekend course and think they now know everything and may make the famous X vs Check post saying the V bar is worthless garbage that will give you shoulder cancer and make your lats shrivel to nothing. In fact a few notable names who make a ton of their content by copying things from N1 have even went down this route, so I felt the need to make a video with proper context that can help you decide if the V bar is a tool that you want to include in your training or not.
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[@JakubKowalski93]

Perfectly explained as all things should be.

[@IshakIshakFitness]

Potato awakes from her slumber @ 5:30 - Epic context as always

[@divyansh6574]

Coach always delivering bombs 💥💥. Traded away a lot of shitty exercises and movements after learning from you and a few other sources. 👏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻

[@georgiarnaudov5748]

Very useful, well and simply explained, thank you!

[@Creature1009]

Great video, I feel you did an awesome job of addressing the nuances here.

[@kikobanal]

This is brilliant. Thank you!!

[@kaeylib]

Awesome video 💪 love that you're deliberate about getting that message across about context 😁

[@tribunaldude]

Great stuff. One thing worth adding, the reason the V handle is popular, other than allowing people to use more weight, is that it allows for more early phase loading in the stretched position (since you go deeper in the long position)

[@batman-sr2px]

what do you mean by early phase loading?

[@terrenitup]

@@batman-sr2px he means prioritizing the lengthened position of the ROM a bit more

[@rubia426]

Video on rear delt pulldowns, rows, and flys would be awesome

[@richardtrass]

Makes sense to me

[@WinkelmanSM-3]

Amazing vid

[@batman-sr2px]

what do you think about pulling with your lats flared during a row with free moving handles? I am thinking atleast in the shortened position it will keep the tension on the lats rather than shift to rear delts. Also curious if you think that style of rowing is training the thoracic portion of the lats in a more lengthened position during the strech?

[@josephcrapanzano2069]

Unilateral is the way to go, plus you can concentrate more

[@nickgreave6975]

Always fascinated listen to Coach Kassem👌...but as soon as I seen the dog walking in the gym at 5.30 my attention was gone🤣

[@enzoauditore2592]

Thank you man

[@N1education]

No problem

[@GOJ739]

Shoulder Cancer😂😂,my gym has this and it is firmly attached. I had to use Angle 90 Handles to do upper back and mid back exercise

[@MrStinkels]

What about using the v handle for pulldowns? It has always felt amazing for me

[@alimehrozi2828]

Can you do a video on how to hit rear delts and side delts? They're the hardest muscles to feel

[@N1education]

Sure, do you have any specific questions in them?

[@alimehrozi2828]

@@N1education yes, which exercises hit the medial and rear delt the most effectively?

[@liamburns8554]

Totally agree. I feel I have made great progress with mind muscle connection on all major muscles, apart from the rear and medial delt. 15 years of training and I still feel slightly lost with it.

[@georgiarnaudov5748]

+1 on how to hit the rear delts

[@joojotin]

I dont have huge shoulders but I know that cables are the best thing you can do for side delts. Propably best to setup on waist height for lenghtened position and use wrist cuffs. And occssionally use low setup to epmhasize shortened position. For rear delts, rows basically with higher arm angle, not all the way 90° as it hits traps and rhomboids more and not very close to the body because thats more lats somewhere in the middle of those is perfect.

[@tylermanlangit1440]

Can you drop where you got those blue straps for the handles? Love the concept of using them for a lat-biased or rear delt biased row.

[@N1education]

Amazon, soft loop tie downs

[@lacrahuntington]

Kas is the man!

[@mr.stayindoors6974]

Man that handle hurts my shoulders for some reason when i use it as a pulldown

[@mojorhythm]

Hi Kassem, I've noticed that your exercise library on the N1 member site doesn't have any upper traps category, but I've heard you talk about how to train the upper traps in an interview before. Are there plans to add these exercises to the website? Cheers.

[@N1education]

We’re always adding more. We are in the process of a major update approaching that will bring about new content and features as well.

[@mojorhythm]

Ah no worries. Cool. Thanks.

[@nickgreave6975]

If I could second this!🙏 Would love to know Kassem's view on shrugs fof upped traps as have never seen this on the n1 training site/social media vids.

[@WinkelmanSM-3]

Can you do a video on how to train lower traps? And maybe on teres major? Also interested on how to target different parts of the erectors and how to train Them without An isometric exercise

[@sarweshrauniyar]

So to confirm, for all divisions of the lats wrapping your humerus around your rib cage in the starting position will lengthen them more than just doing straight infront?

[@N1education]

Yes, but to varying degrees

[@Golden2Talon]

I am a narrow stick and I get full contraction lol

[@BobLigget]

I used to do V handle pullups, pulling my chest to the bar and moving my head to one side, which I would alternate on each set. What's the prevailing opinion on that at N1?

[@N1education]

More of a skill strength challenge for fun than a productive training technique

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Crocodile snap if we find the v handle, shush don't tell anyone 🤣

[@KenanTurkiye]

What about the dangers of shoulder cancer? o_0

[@tili_]

since short ROM is a bit meh, V bar is probably ok

[@stephanpolten2481]

But if the wider grip ist better whey i have nerro a much more better feeling in the lats? Greatest from Germany

[@chadshowdown9382]

Better feeling doesn't mean better growth or stimulus.

[@batman-sr2px]

@@chadshowdown9382 does tell you if you are working the muscle

[@nomongosinthaworld]

🤓

[@jnewgot]

The only thing I learned is that the V sucks.