best back builder??

[Blood&Iron]

the reason i asked is because i am doing deads on one day and rows on anotherfor my two day split) and am considering just doing the same lift twice...i think that deads are by far a better total bodyexercise but dont know for hitting the lats.

I dont really care about definition at the moment, at 165lbs, i dont think there is any point.....when i get over 190, then maybe but for now, i will continue to try and add size.

thanx guys for the posts, keep them coming!

Yeah, deads to me are a whole-body experience. I actually tend not to do them unless I'm doing very low volume(1 or 2 days a week), because invariably I end up not fully recovered before hitting some bodypart involved a second time. That's why I like partial-deads. They take my legs out of the movement--at least for the most part--so when it comes to squat day(aka leg day) my legs are not still in recovery. But I still prefer chins for a targeted back movement I do throw in some seated Hammer Strength rows for good measure(Bent-over rows have always been far too stressful on my lower back.) As long as overall volume is kept low, I don't think it's too much of an issue.

 

[Imnotdutch]

Welsh, if you are deadlifting heavy you wont be capable of doing them twice in one week. Alot of people cant even do them once a week without overdoing it. And.....you dont want to drop them because by the sounds of it you are trying to gain some mass. So I would keep things as they are (well if it were me I'd be rowing and deadlifting on the same day).

As far as deadlifting hitting lats goes......it all depends upon where your weak spot is. If you listen to alot of people on this site, they will tell you that deadlifting only hits lower back and hams.....because that is where they feel it. That just means that lower back and hams are their weaklink in that particular lift (this is pretty common because the whole world and its dog seems to believe that any exercise that might strengthen the lower back is a bad idea). So my point is.....deadlifts will be hitting your lats but if you have another bodypart as the weak link they wont be getting as much stimulation as they might otherwise. So the short answer is.....variety is the spice of life.....keep the rows and the deadlifts.

BM, you must me missing those she-male conversations as much as me. So get your ass back to training properly......I need some entertainment.

the reason i asked is because i am doing deads on one day and rows on anotherfor my two day split) and am considering just doing the same lift twice...i think that deads are by far a better total bodyexercise but dont know for hitting the lats.

I dont really care about definition at the moment, at 165lbs, i dont think there is any point.....when i get over 190, then maybe but for now, i will continue to try and add size.

thanx guys for the posts, keep them coming!

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

OMG!! Not only is Bikinimom the hottest MILF ever, she also does deads... and heavy to boot!!


I bow down to you!! May I someday have a wife that contains your beauty and your drive in the gym.

 

[rolinhgh]

I THINK DEADLIFTS ARE BEST MYSELF

 

[supertraps]

Deadlifts are first and bent rows are a very close second.

I alternate weeks w/ these two first so I can go as heavy as possible. Works for me.

 

[Imnotdutch]

Oh thats right go and ruin my chances of getting her by telling the whole damn world about her. Geez now I'm gonna have to go find my big stick to beat off the new competition.

OMG!! Not only is Bikinimom the hottest MILF ever, she also does deads... and heavy to boot!!


I bow down to you!! May I someday have a wife that contains your beauty and your drive in the gym.

 

[WonderWoman]

Try this on for size.

Super set deads w/ weighted chins 5x5. Last 2 sets 315x5 + 45lbs x5 chins. Follow up with hang cleans 4x6-135. Finish with Good Mornings 3x10-135. Vomit, crawl to your car, hope you don't pass out on the way home. I did this last week and it took every bit of 7 days to feel normal again. Yes I'm a big girl (5'9" 190 lbs) competitive athlete coming back slowly from injury and job promotion. Glad to be back, and glad tank top season is over!
WW

 

[TheGame2001]

deads

deads built my back.

 

[DrSuperSaint]

Bent-over rows & Chins!!

 

[jersey boy]

bent rows