Help Me Blast My Back

[Uthinkso]

I am kind of stumped for back work.

Looking to cut up more than build mass right now.

Thanks In Advance

 

[Arnold]

Whether you're trying to build mass or cut-up does not really change your back work-out much, getting lean comes with proper diet & nutrition.

I like to use barbell rows, one arm dumbbell rows, pull-downs with various grips, pull-ups once in awhile, seated cable rows.

 

[Uthinkso]

I looked at that post after the fact and realized that the toning part wasn't really relavent to my back routine.

What you described is pretty much what I have been doing. Just wanted to make sure I was on the good path.

 

[firestorm]

Originally posted by Prince
Whether you're trying to build mass or cut-up does not really change your back work-out much, getting lean comes with proper diet & nutrition.

I like to use barbell rows, one arm dumbbell rows, pull-downs with various grips, pull-ups once in awhile, seated cable rows.

I like eveything Prince just said and those excercises should all be encorporated in any back workout. I just change one thing. Pullups or weighted pullups in all my workouts and cable pulldowns once in awhile. That is the only difference I see.

 

[perfecto]

any thoughts on NG pulldowns?

 

[Mudge]

Wide grip rows
Curl grip rows
Deadlifts
Cable rows
Pulldowns wide grip
Curl grip pulldowns

 

[Rocco32]

Originally posted by Prince
Whether you're trying to build mass or cut-up does not really change your back work-out much, getting lean comes with proper diet & nutrition.

I like to use barbell rows, one arm dumbbell rows, pull-downs with various grips, pull-ups once in awhile, seated cable rows.

Prince, why do you lean more towards Pull-downs as opposed to pull-ups? What is the difference? I'm asking because everytime I do pull-ups my elbow hurts, but not with pull-downs.

 

[prophet]

i do weighted pull ups, a row (bb currently), and deadlifts.. that's enough to build by back, imo

 

[plouffe]

Works for me..

When I really wanna blast my back I do about 5-6 sets of pull-ups to failure + 4-5 forced reps [ have your partner take some weight off you by hugging your legs and lifting you slowly when you can't do any more pull-ups ] and I also throw in a 5 second pause in the middle or peak of my motion.

goodluck

 

[Uthinkso]

Pull-ups are my arch rival to say the very least. I have never been able to do more than 3 or 4 at any time in my life.

Perhaps that is what I should focus on, and try to get beter at those. i bounce around most of the excercises that Mudge listed, just wanted to see if others were doing the same things or if I was out of my tree.

Thanks for all the input.

 

[firestorm]

Originally posted by perfecto
any thoughts on NG pulldowns?

Nothing wrong with Neutral Grip pulldowns. It's good to change the width every few workouts. I wouldn't stay with NGrips all the time nor would I stay with wide grips all the time either. Switch them up, You can also do reverse grip pullups for a change also.

 

[Skib]

my back routine usually goes something like this:

t-bar
wide/close grip cable pull downs
lower back raises
seated cable pull
bent over dumb bell rows
pull ups

 

[plouffe]

yeah Uthinkso you should really work on that. The most complete pullups I've ever done in a row was 28. When I'm done I can't keep my arms at my sides, and I'm shaking like a sob. It pumps your shit up!