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I love pull-ups, and although I like rows I would definitely perfer to do pull-ups instead. Would this severly unbalance my routine? If yes, is there another exercise I could do to compensate for the lack of rows?
Pull-ups are a great exercise. Since my low back injury, I've been doing more t-bar rows. Usually start with Pull-ups, do a few t-bars, and finish with cable rows. Mostly like how the cable rows stretch out my lower back. Oh, and a couple good-mornings to warm-up. I know-sounds like a lot, but I'm able to finish in just over 1/2 hour. I like to do some bicep isolation work after I finish training back. In and out of the gym in an hour, tops. So, I guess I'm saying you can do both if you like.
Alternatives could be power cleans or heavy rack pulls from about the knee.
I typically do both but on different days. So I want to replace the rows with an extra day of pull-ups. I do deads and good mornings/or GHR's on a different day so I don't think my lower back will miss the rows that much.
Sounds like you are doing a lot of good work for your back. I like to split my lower body and do squats on one day and deadlifts on another. Usually do conventional, high bars and fronts on squat days, and a variety of pulling exercises on deadlift days. I like to change things up every so often, but I like to start off with the main lifts first, when I'm fresh. Always good to switch things around from time to time. Cleans are a fantastic exercise.
Why not just do a set of rows somewhere in your back routine? Why is this even a question?
face pulls 4 u
Somewhat funny.
face pulls 4 u
The only problem with them is that at some point you might have to get inventive. To increase the weight you may have to secure your body or have someone hold you. I'm not into the holding thing because I can't find right guy or get two pretty girls. I have a rope in my gym bag I tie to the machine behind me. Boy, do I get some strange looks.
Funny, is you thinking it's funny. This is funny as well.... Do shrugs at the top of your deads. HAHAHAHA
The current fashion is to talk about movements not body parts. Wanting to put your question in the simplest possible terms with that being said...
Your back is a line(like in math). You move weight with your hands at an angle in a line in relation to your back.
What is lacking is the perpendicular angle. You might want something that is somewhere near that middle 90 degree angle in terms of a movement. Face pulls for example, IMHO.
Good luck
I love pull-ups, and although I like rows I would definitely perfer to do pull-ups instead. Would this severly unbalance my routine? If yes, is there another exercise I could do to compensate for the lack of rows?
Would the face pull be a majority shoulder or back movement?
I might catch some heat for this but........
Deadlifts. We all know (most of us anyways) that they are a lower pull. However, they involve much of the back and other muscle groups as well. When I think compounds, I think about how to capitalize on working every muscle involved to the maximum extent. Well, while lowering the BB along your legs, go slow enough to hardly make a sound as the weights touch the floor. Briefly, let go of the bar, re-grip, pull, and repeat. Along with the extended TUT of the hams and glutes, all muscles of my back (lats, traps, midlle, lower) get hit hard and I have never been as exhausted or sore as they are by deadlifting this way. Doing deads this way, by far, exceeds lowering the weights quickly and bouncing back up. It is comparable to, say, the box squat or dead press.
Anyways, this may be how everyone does it and I am just a jack-off.