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Twisted_Steel Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 104) |
posted June 03, 2000 09:53 PM
 
I am of the firm opinion that besides dead lifts the bent overbarbell row is without question a must for overall thickness. Generally, I limit the bend in my torso to around 30 degrees. It really isnt that profound I try to keep my neck bent downward and I will row into my navel. What hits it for you, anyone experiment with volume training with back? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Lee wanna B Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 148) |
posted June 03, 2000 10:09 PM
In all bent over exercises, I keep my chin up, this way your back is never rounded and keeps it flat. As for barbell rows, they are almost always in my back routine. The only time I'll take them out is if I do dumbell rows. I do them in a fashion that Dorian does. Overhand grip slightly narrower than shoulder width, bent over so that your body forms an approx 60-70 degree angle. I believe this has added lots of mass to my back. I will also do hammer strength rows in addition to chinups and then a cable pulldown for a peak contraction in the lats. Deadlifts are the last exercise in the back routine and I put every last ounce of strength in them. Once I'm done deadlifting, my workout is done. I'm wiped out! IP: Logged |
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DRRman Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 227) |
posted June 04, 2000 01:46 AM
Back is my best quality. I tell you what has helped me more than anything. Start your back routine with 10 sets of at least 10 VERY wide grip pullups. have a spotter to assist you, and force them out bringing your chest up to the bar. Then on the bent over rows, then cable rows, then deadlifts. Your freaking back will explode. The pullups are the key to a great back and lats in my oppinion IP: Logged |
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aahthit Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 89) |
posted June 04, 2000 01:51 AM
For some reason, I have never been able to get much out of pullups. Okay, call me a puss, but I really like using a couple of D-handles on a lat pulldown setup and hitting my lats that way. I get an awesome pump from that. I really like the barbell rows though, and I only trade those out when I do dumbbell rows instead. I also keep my head up, and it's really important to keep your lower back arched. If your lower back rounds out, you can't fully contract your back. Try it sometime using a light enough weight for you to really feel how your back is working. When your back is arched, you can really feel your back squeezing at the top of the motion. If you're all hunched over like a rookie with too much weight, all you're doing is frying your biceps connective tendon. Enjoy! IP: Logged |
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thick1 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 8) |
posted June 04, 2000 08:56 AM
My back is my best bodypart....bentover barbell rows, back flat, chin up, keep everything tight....no swinging your chest down to meet the weight, you'll screw up your lower back. I prefer an overhand/underhand grip, some people like a straight overhand grip. One thing to think of is to envision your elbows and arms just as merely connectors to the bar, not anything that actually moves the weight. I always pull my elbows straight back until the bar hits me in the navel area. Hitting around the nipples does not allow for maximum contraction....then SQUEEEEZE it at the top for just a second. Then back down slowly. For a lot of back blasting fun, try supersetting these with pulldowns. You're gonna feel as wide as a door when you're done! IP: Logged |
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