Q: What’s the difference between doing chest pullovers and lat pullovers? Should the exercise be modified depending on which bodypart you’re trying to work? A: You may have noticed that some bodybuilders do pullovers in their chest routines while some do them for their backs. What gives? Well, both the pecs and lats, not to [...]
It’s complicated. Combining ball-and-socket joints that allow maximum arm mobility, a ribbon of snaking bones and nerves that divide the region down the middle, and a phalanx of big and small muscles spread from your butt to your neck, your back is your most complex bodypart. So it’s little wonder that many bodybuilders earn failing [...]
The only bodybuilder worthy of his profession is a power bodybuilder. He couldn’t care less about what he sees in a mirror. Rather, he feels the call to get into the gym every day for no other reason than to slam the heaviest weights he’s ever tried. You can spot these guys a mile away. [...]
Football Players. Wrestlers. Bouncers. When’s the last time you saw a huge, imposing dude with a chicken neck? Answer: Never. Because no matter how big the rest of you gets, a lacking traps and neck area will make you appear smaller and weaker. This specialized routine works the powerful trapezius muscle from top to bottom. [...]
The standard shrug may be one of the most misunderstood movements in the bodybuilding arsenal. David Henry, an IFBB pro who has one of the most complete and aesthetically balanced physiques on the circuit, points out that it’s a trapezius exercise, yes–but simply shrugging up and down with plenty of weight in hand is not [...]
You may know that certain large muscle groups should be trained with focus on the different areas, such as upper and lower pecs, or front, middle and rear delts. But what about back? Can you get better results by targeting various areas during your back training? In a word, yes. The back includes the very [...]
Why do you use a reverse grip in so many of your back exercises?Most bodybuilders have wide upper lats, but inadequate lower-lat width, or sweep. The good news is that getting at your lower lats can be as simple as turning your grip upside down. Yes, changing your grip from the customary overhand to a [...]
Thicken and widening your back When back day comes around this week, you should have two goals in mind: thickness and width. Thickening your posterior is as simple as doing heavy rows with cables, dumbbells or a barbell. Getting wide is a little trickier. Pulldowns and pull-ups are the way to go, sure, but there [...]
The barbell row and the pendlay row The traditional barbell row has been a mainstay in the training arsenal of athletes for as long as there have been barbells. It’s a fantastic mass-builder that widens and thickens your back while also strengthening your biceps and forearms. Well, we’d like to introduce you to the Pendlay [...]
Building up middle back thickness Developing the middle of the back is not an area of training which you read about very often. You often see exercises for the lats, upper back and lower back, but rarely the middle. This is mainly because developing this area is of little concern to beginners, and even to [...]
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