Back workout

Hey SBH (don't you love how lazy bastards like me shorten your handle?)

Your back work-out looks good to me. Nothing inherently wrong with it but one question... where are the deadlifts?? If not deadlifts at least get on the Roman chair and do some back extensions. To me, core training is essential....nothing new to you I know---just my advice. Personally, I think all the back should be hit not just primarily the upper extremity.

You could also do the row exercise with the barbell in the corner and pulling it up between your legs to your chest... if I remember right Arnold slams through these on Pumping Iron...anyway, it would be a nice change for when you get sick of the seated rows.

I wouldn't put the bent-over back rows in your routine unless you sub it with something else, you are already at 13 sets---just my opinion. A great exercise though.

I also hit traps with my back, but I have known some to do them with shoulders....whatever floats your boat. hope my rambling helps.

wolf78

I shorten the name myself sometimes. It's cool as long as you're not calling me a beeeyaaaatch.

Good point about the deads. I might assign a day for just dead lifts.......don't know yet.

I took the bentover rows out because of adding in the nautilaus pulldowns to focus on my lats. I feel guilty when I cut out a core movement but, as you said 13 sets is enough. Do you think the rows with the barbell are any different from t-rows?

deads are really important and i really like heavy bentover rows, why not take out one of the pull downs and sub in the rows. I know it is a light exercise but i like front straight arm push downs for lats, if down right, you can get a great burn.

jb

Posted by: jboldman

deads are really important and i really like heavy bentover rows, why not take out one of the pull downs and sub in the rows. I know it is a light exercise but i like front straight arm push downs for lats, if down right, you can get a great burn.

jb

JB has a great idea with subing in the rows.

I also love doing the front straight arm push downs---I did not know what to call them----they are great exercise for finishing off the lats. Like he says---you get an awesome burn with them.

As far as t-rows vs. barbell rows---whatever floats your boat. I personally like to alternate them, but nothing wrong with hiting them both in a work-out.

Hmm.......maybe I shouldn't try to fix it if it's not broken. I've always tryed to build my workouts around squats, deads, upright rows and bench. I could just do the nautilaus pulldowns and drop the reg.

I can't do deads unless I just do them by themselves my low back bothers me too much. Been thinking about doing a three day split for everything else and adding them back in.

are you sure you mean upright rows? they would normally be targeting the shoulders. My favorite back exercise is heavy bentover rows.

jb

Posted by: jboldman

are you sure you mean upright rows? they would normally be targeting the shoulders. My favorite back exercise is heavy bentover rows.

jb

I meant bentover rows. My mindset is these are the most important exercises. I'll post my new program as soon as I figure it out. Constructive criticism never hurt anyone.

Here's what I decided to go with for back:
supinated pullups
3 x to failure
pulldowns
4 x 4-10
bentover rows
3 x 6-10
Nautilaus rows
3 x 6-10

I'm going to add sl deads to my leg workout and just go light. (225)

looks good, don't forget to switch it up with some variation.

jb