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Old 09-15-2004, 12:00 PM   #211
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I hate to interrupt these proceedings...But, I am having trouble with Back exercises and I thought GoPro and the gang could help me...I am more concerned with overall form than any particular exercise...Let me give you a little insight...I am 5'10", 170 lbs...My workout out weights on Power Week are around 85 lbs./Flat Dumbbells for Chest, 225lbs/free squats for Legs, and 135 military presses on Shoulder day, just to show you my average strength level...I have made a very big effort to concentrate on my back, and in doing so trying not to incorporate rear delts and biceps...My Lat Pulldowns are down to around 90 lbs, and T-bar is around one 45 Plate...Here is my problem (thanks for bearing with me)...I am not feeling any contraction or burn in my back...My weights are down...I am not seeing any growth, while the rest of me is gaining...Do I have an overly weak back, or am I missing the boat...Should there be a bit of swaying and jerking on back day...I watch old tapes of Arnold, Ken Waller, those guys seem to have had awful form (but big backs)...I will experiment from time to time with upping the weights and using momentum, but it results in sore bi's and rear delts in two days, and it seems the momentum aids my lats rather than strength...So, as you can see I am a bit lost...I have fooled around with form vs. weight for about a year, I just don't want to fall victim to slow growth due to bad form...Trouble is, I seem to be getting there with good intentions any way...Thanks in advance for help, I really appreciate it...

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Old 09-22-2004, 08:15 AM   #221
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I hate to interrupt these proceedings...But, I am having trouble with Back exercises and I thought GoPro and the gang could help me...I am more concerned with overall form than any particular exercise...Let me give you a little insight...I am 5'10", 170 lbs...My workout out weights on Power Week are around 85 lbs./Flat Dumbbells for Chest, 225lbs/free squats for Legs, and 135 military presses on Shoulder day, just to show you my average strength level...I have made a very big effort to concentrate on my back, and in doing so trying not to incorporate rear delts and biceps...My Lat Pulldowns are down to around 90 lbs, and T-bar is around one 45 Plate...Here is my problem (thanks for bearing with me)...I am not feeling any contraction or burn in my back...My weights are down...I am not seeing any growth, while the rest of me is gaining...Do I have an overly weak back, or am I missing the boat...Should there be a bit of swaying and jerking on back day...I watch old tapes of Arnold, Ken Waller, those guys seem to have had awful form (but big backs)...I will experiment from time to time with upping the weights and using momentum, but it results in sore bi's and rear delts in two days, and it seems the momentum aids my lats rather than strength...So, as you can see I am a bit lost...I have fooled around with form vs. weight for about a year, I just don't want to fall victim to slow growth due to bad form...Trouble is, I seem to be getting there with good intentions any way...Thanks in advance for help, I really appreciate it...

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This is kind of a tough one since I am not able to view your form in person to see where you may be going wrong. The whole perfect form with less weight vs. some cheating with more weight is a complex and confusing issue b/c like you said, there are many guys that cheat like crazy but have awesome backs and vice versa. Heck, the best back in bodybuilding belongs to Ronnie Coleman and he uses a ton of weight, but very "loose" form...while years ago there was a guy in pro bodybuilding named Phil Williams and he also had a tremendous and detailed back, but trained it very lightly with extremely perfect form.

For me I seem to favor different "types" of form for almost every movement I do. For some exercises, I always need to go slow and use textbook form with lighter weights, and for others I only feel it if I use max weights and less than perfect form. To put this in perspective for back training, my pulldowns and seated rows are done much lighter and with precise form, but my rowing movements are done much more loosely.

That said, I can only offer these tips on getting the most out of your back movements...

-to cut down on bicep involvement use a "false" grip on back exercises...this means the thumbs should be on the same side of the bar as the other fingers.
-use lifting straps to reinforce your grip so the forearms don't fail first.
-get a full lat stretch on every rep before pulling the weight.
-as you pull the weight make sure that your back is arched and your chest is out.
-squeeze the shoulder blades together at the contraction point.
-utilize different grips on pulldowns and rows...overhand, underhand, and parallel grip...see which one allows you to feel your back more.

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Thanks GoPro!...Yes I know this is hard to diagnose when you cannot observe form, but I believe the theory with back training has a lot to do with my questions...When I hit back on Friday, I will be sure to concentrate on the tips you've given me...Thanks for the info!...I also need to brush up on the actual anatomy of the muscle group, that way I know what sections of back I am targeting with each exercise...Kind of like where I should feel the "burn"...Any ideas on where to start?...Back is a big muscle group, I know it is much more complex than just lats and traps...On pulldowns and seated rows, are you supposed to feel the lats contracting and pulling the weight at the very start of the exercise?...Or, do you feel it in your rear delts and bi's first?...In effect, do they get the ball rollin'...Thanks again for the help my friend...If I'm in Florida or your ever in Texas, we'll hook up a back day...

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Thanks GoPro!...Yes I know this is hard to diagnose when you cannot observe form, but I believe the theory with back training has a lot to do with my questions...When I hit back on Friday, I will be sure to concentrate on the tips you've given me...Thanks for the info!...I also need to brush up on the actual anatomy of the muscle group, that way I know what sections of back I am targeting with each exercise...Kind of like where I should feel the "burn"...Any ideas on where to start?...Back is a big muscle group, I know it is much more complex than just lats and traps...On pulldowns and seated rows, are you supposed to feel the lats contracting and pulling the weight at the very start of the exercise?...Or, do you feel it in your rear delts and bi's first?...In effect, do they get the ball rollin'...Thanks again for the help my friend...If I'm in Florida or your ever in Texas, we'll hook up a back day...

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Glad to help Andrew. Good idea to study the anatomy of the back as to learn the function of the lats, traps, rhomboids, teres, and erectors will help clue you in on how each exercise affects these muscle groups.

And if we ever meet up, it would be my pleasure to hit some back with ya



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Welllll ok, then you are forgiven.. Sapphy can make muscle growth work in mysterious ways.




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