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[gh15]

dear god of hormones (gh15)

What are the best back exercises.. never have i once found you recommending an exercise for width, thickness etc. It would be appreciated if i'd get your opinion!

all i can tell you is what worked for my career friend,,

width: chin ups,,t bar rows,,dumbell rows
thickness: pull downs on the hammer with real plates when you do 5-6 45s each side you will have a thick back,,also thickness of back has more to do with the hormones you take rather than with the training you do

gh15 approved

[Nasty Nate]

all i can tell you is what worked for my career friend,,

width: chin ups,,t bar rows,,dumbell rows
thickness: pull downs on the hammer with real plates when you do 5-6 45s each side you will have a thick back,,also thickness of back has more to do with the hormones you take rather than with the training you do

gh15 approved

What do you think of deadlifts in terms of back development?

[QuakerOats]

what is your opinion of Nian, GH?

[Palpatine Q]

all i can tell you is what worked for my career friend,,

width: chin ups,,t bar rows,,dumbell rows
thickness: pull downs on the hammer with real plates when you do 5-6 45s each side you will have a thick back,,also thickness of back has more to do with the hormones you take rather than with the training you do

gh15 approved

What do you think of the old Nautilus pullover machine?

I swear by that thing

[The Showstoppa]

What do you think of the old Nautilus pullover machine?

I swear by that thing

WTF are you asking him for, look at your back.....you should be the one giving advice on this topic, Groinkanator. 

[Emmortal]

What do you think of the old Nautilus pullover machine?

I swear by that thing

I wish I had access to one of those :/

[QuakerOats]

I wish I had access to one of those :/

there was this thing invented called a barbell, what you do is take weights and put them on the bar and then bend over and row it into your stomach, works great.

[StillTippin]

what is your opinion of Nian, GH?

I'd be interested to hear this too.

[Palpatine Q]

there was this thing invented called a barbell, what you do is take weights and put them on the bar and then bend over and row it into your stomach, works great.

 Barbell rows are great,but Nothing gives me a pump in my back like the Nautilus

Arthur jones may have been out of his mind, but he hit a home run with that machine, it takes your arms out of the equation, which for me is great because my I'm arm dominant, they tend to take over

[Captain Equipoise]

all i can tell you is what worked for my career friend,,

width: chin ups,,t bar rows,,dumbell rows
thickness: pull downs on the hammer with real plates when you do 5-6 45s each side you will have a thick back,,also thickness of back has more to do with the hormones you take rather than with the training you do

gh15 approved

Fucking right! those are the bread and butter of a great back!!! upright barbell rows (a la Dorian) don't hurt either

[Cleanest Natural]

I have a bad opp about rows...unless done bent at 90 degrees and with light weight

[Emmortal]

there was this thing invented called a barbell, what you do is take weights and put them on the bar and then bend over and row it into your stomach, works great.

Yea because all you ever need to do is BB rows    As much as I love BB rows, some variation is required.  I've always wanted to try that machine out because everyone I've ever talked to who's used it said it was great.

[Captain Equipoise]

I have a bad opp about rows...unless done bent at 90 degrees and with light weight

My back exploded in width when I started doing upright barbell rows and t-bar rows (after watching Blood & Guts, lol)

[Nasty Nate]

Fucking right! those are the bread and butter of a great back!!! upright barbell rows (a la Dorian) don't hurt either

Yeah I love those too. I hate bent-over rows... never feel them as much as t-bar and db rows.

[Bobby]

My back exploded in width when I started doing upright barbell rows and t-bar rows (after watching Blood & Guts, lol)

i don't get it, if your standing upright, you're doing shrugs...what do you mean with upright bb rows?

[Captain Equipoise]

i don't get it, if your standing upright, you're doing shrugs...what do you mean with upright bb rows?

My bad, was typing without thinking.. i meant bent over rows.. lol

[Bobby]

My bad, was typing without thinking.. i meant bent over rows.. lol

LOL! i was thinking there might be some secret exercise out there

and yes bent over bb rows are great, did them today. always do em, one week overhand, next underhand

[bigbobs]

Pretty much every useful back exercise is summarized in these two videos (except for lower back which he trains on a different day)