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Working the back

99cherrypie99
99cherrypie99 Posts: 205 Member
edited January 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Can I get some advice here? I've been lifting weights for about 2 years now. I use free weights and also my Bowflex. (No hating on the Bowflex please, I LOVE it).

Anyway, my arms and legs are pretty muscular, as are my shoulders. But my back has NOTHING. What am I missing?

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  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    You're getting there!!!

    I do cable rows, bent over dumbbell and barbell rows, hyperextensions, and lat pulldowns (all heavy except hyperextensions which are bodyweight) to work my back.
  • PureAdamic
    PureAdamic Posts: 185
    Snatches, snatch balances, snatch grip deadlifts, over head squats bent over rows, pendlay rows, kroc rows, suit case rows, pull ups, crucifixions, etc
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Pull ups any of them. My favorite is Neutral grip!!!! lots of them! all kiNds of Rows! HEAVY!:devil:
  • grantdumas7
    grantdumas7 Posts: 802 Member
    When working back you have to concentrate on working your back. Alot of people don't do this.
  • 99cherrypie99
    99cherrypie99 Posts: 205 Member
    I do many of those exercises - maybe I am not concentrating hard enough on the back muscles.

    I can do some chin ups, but can't do a pull-up without assistance...

    Jen

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  • matt2442
    matt2442 Posts: 1,259 Member
    Barbell Rows, Pull ups, Chin ups.
  • blkpag1
    blkpag1 Posts: 34 Member
    When working back you have to concentrate on working your back. Alot of people don't do this.

    I find this to be true for me. I like to drop some weight from my max and extremely focus on form for at least the last full set. I can usually feel the results the next day.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Snatches, snatch balances, snatch grip deadlifts, over head squats bent over rows, pendlay rows, kroc rows, suit case rows, pull ups, crucifixions, etc

    Alright, somebody that knows some stuff. I love doing heavy barbell rows followed up by sets of kroc rows with a heavy dumbbell that I can get at least 15 reps but usually around 20 reps with on the first set. Can never go wrong with pull-ups.
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