Thread: Chest and Back routines not working

A month isn't a very long time. I'm sure you're getting results, maybe not as fast as you'd like, but something is happening.

The "pump" is over~rated....just increased blood flow, not hugely significant really.

Give it time.

Yeah man just give it time , and keep hitting it hard you will see results.

I do some Pec fly's for chest after the regular compound movements and have seen decent results. Try T bar rows just using back muscles -imagine crushing and egg between shoulder blades for extra back work after regular compound movements.

What do you mean not working? Surely you don't plan on seeing any results in a month??? And if you mean pump then thats not a gauge of any progress in my book. Don't worry about "isolation" at this point. Just do your basic chest work. You can use a pec dec or cables to isolate later. Be patient. You havent lifted in 30 years.

If i was you give it anywhere from 4-6 months and you should see some results

What I meant by pump is the tightness you feel in the muscle during the workout. My arms get a good pump very easily. and I can feel the bicep being worked during the excercise. I don't feel the same things during the chest and back excercises. 30 years ago when I lifted I did use a t bar row and I liked it. But the fitness center I joined doesn't have one. They have lots of free weights and machines. So what machine would mimic a t bar row?
Thanks for the help.

DC

Originally Posted by deafcone

So what machine would mimic a t bar row?
DC

You can just use a regular bar and take a "V" shaped grip off of a cable row machine, place it under the bar so the bar is in the V. Load some wieght on one end and pull.
Like others have mentioned, becareful of overdoing it with isolation at this point.