What are some great Back Workouts?

latinogallardo23

What back workouts at the Gym can help for a good V-shaped back... I'm always doing rows, & pull-ups that's it, but what other things can I included??

jessef593

For V taper focus on lat dominate movements like:
pull ups
Chin ups
Cable pull downs
Machine pull downs
1 arm Dumbbell rows
Cable rows
Pendlay/Barbell rows
Conventional deadlifts

Keep in mind you can preform some of those movements unilaterally allowing for greater concentration on contraction. You should focus on developing a thick back as well by developing the rhomboids and traps. Along with lower back.

singletrackmtbr

I'll add renegade rows to that list.

ROBOTFOOD

Deadlifts, rack pulls, block pulls. I would say rows and pull ups, but you're already doing them.

sgt1372

Pullups (neutal grip preferred) of varying widths (w/added weight when they get easy) and Pendlay rows (at max weight w/o breaking form) are all you need to work your back but to get the V-shape you also need to work your pecs, which I do w/BPs, standard & decline pushups and dips (each with varying the grip width from narrow to wide).

PS: I've been doing 100-150 decline pushups, 50-100 dips and 50-75 pullups daily this month. Get a huge pump in my pecs after doing them which has carried over into increased pec width and thickness. Can do the pec dance and can't see my nips looking straight down snymore (only in the mirror).

LOL!