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What do you think of this back exercise?
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03-16-2004, 07:46 AM #1pedal pedal pedal MODERATOR
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What do you think of this back exercise?
I wanted to try something different today.
Using a Smith machine (don't gasp yet
), I set the bar low and sat under it on the floor. With my legs extended, I put my feet up on a bench and pulled myself up to the bar, so my body was parallel to the floor. I used a wide overhand grip and pulled myself up so my chest touched the bar. I did four sets (15, 12, 10, 8), just bodyweight.
My biceps seemed to do more work than I expected. They don't get that tired when I do standard pullups.
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03-16-2004, 08:06 AM #2Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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03-16-2004, 08:07 AM #3pedal pedal pedal MODERATOR
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So that's what they're called.Originally posted by P-funk
Great exercise......supine pull ups
I'm thinking I need to put a 45 lb plate on my lap next time.
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03-16-2004, 09:18 AM #4Mic Murderer
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Yeah, it's a good exercise, but I don't think it's a replacement for pull-ups if that's what you're using them for. It's more of a supplementary exercise to build your strength for chins and pull-ups.
Try doing those in regular chin-up position: ie do a regular chin, but halfway through the movement shift your body so your body is parallel to the floor, then row yourself towards the bar until your chest touches the bar....STERNUM CHIN-UPS...the most sadistic back builder of all time...I can only manage 3-4 of those per set myself, they're brutally hard.
Towel chins are a killer and supreme for grip strength, too, I'm just not man enough to do them consistently right now, haha.
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03-16-2004, 10:19 AM #5Preved Medved! ELITE MEMBER
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Make sure you tilt your head back when doing pull-ups to the sternum.
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Wide grip lat machine does the same thing...why do this invloved exercise? Unless your gym is always packed and you use this as an alternative.
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03-16-2004, 11:36 AM #7pedal pedal pedal MODERATOR
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For the variety.Originally posted by miamiguns
Wide grip lat machine does the same thing...why do this invloved exercise? Unless your gym is always packed and you use this as an alternative.
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03-18-2004, 12:31 AM #8Registered User
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I read about this in Mens Health about 3 years ago. I have been messing around laying in bed and I have a bar thats in reach and I mess around with that from time to time. I don't think its worth the effort.
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Sounds gay to me
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03-18-2004, 07:19 AM #10pedal pedal pedal MODERATOR
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Does that turn you on?Originally posted by Rissole
Sounds gay to me
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