You hit your back with every possible technique and exercise week in and week out during your back workout. You even have been able to progress with the weights that you are using. So why hasn’t your back grown in ages? You need to rethink your back training plan and implement these six techniques to get your back training back on track. Read the rest of this entry »
You hit your back with every possible technique and exercise week in and week out. You even have been able to progress with the weights that you are using. So why hasn’t your back grown in ages? You need to rethink your back training plan and implement these six techniques to get your back training back on track. Read the rest of this entry »
So many grips, so little time. When it comes to pulldowns – which can help you to widen out your lats – it can be tough to figure out which grip works best. Both can stimulate the upper lats but is one better than the other for building out the top of the V-taper you seek? Read the rest of this entry »
Note: This article is a copy of a Q&A session with Layne Norton.
On leg training:
I just have such a hard time getting my self to work my legs. I keep on talking my self out of it. Any advice?
Legs days are what separates the men from the boys. Read the rest of this entry »
Rows, pulldowns and chins — these exercises comprise the nuts and bolts of any solid back training routine. These multi-joint moves help to add width and depth to your back and are perfect for the guy looking to add mass to his lats. But diligent trainers quickly learn that what worked last year may not work this year. It’s called a plateau, and no matter how hard you’re training, if you’re not mixing up your workouts and demanding more of your targeted muscles, your gains are going to stall out like a motorcycle with a bum clutch. Read the rest of this entry »
Like the bench press is the king of chest exercises, the barbell row is ruler of its domain for the lats and traps. With most other lat exercises, you don’t directly fight gravity – a pulley eases the struggle on cable exercises. And with the barbell row, you can really load up on the weight, making it great for upper back development. From a true strength standpoint, this exercise is a staple of most elite athlete programs. And when it comes to sheer size, no lifter should leave this lift out of his routine. Read the rest of this entry »
Ask a sampling of 100 lifters what muscle group they train their traps with and probably 50 will say back while the other 50 will say shoulders. That pretty well sums up the typical disagreement on the issue, but it would be a mistake to conclude that it doesn’t really matter. The truth is, it does. Read the rest of this entry »
