Author Topic: My back. (Read 2344 times)

da_vinci · « **on:** March 16, 2016, 06:05:37 PM »

Has always been a weak point. Currently I can take a pic and look at it without a horror that I used to some years ago, like yeah it's decent, but I still find it very difficult to develop my lower back. Kind of Strydom syndrom. Any suggestions?

I'm not huge here, but this is on 300/test/wk, for about four months and a month clean (or something along these lines, I've lost the count tbh). Will start some light test after a few weeks once again, don't want to get big, I like this weight, not bloofy, just need to get tighter everywhere and it's all set for the summer.

EDIT: whatever. That thread about Kais back ruined it for me. I'm a sad panda once again.

HTexan · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:14:09 PM »

Quote from: da_vinci on March 16, 2016, 06:05:37 PM

Has always been a weak point. Currently I can take a pic and look at it without a horror that I used to some years ago, like yeah it's decent, but I still find it very difficult to develop my lower back. Kind of Strydom syndrom. Any suggestions?

I'm not huge here, but this is on 300/test/wk, for about four months and a month clean (or something along these lines, I've lost the count tbh). Will start some light test after a few weeks once again, don't want to get big, I like this weight, not bloofy, just need to get tighter everywhere and it's all set for the summer.

old-school-lifter · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:14:39 PM »

post a pic DV so we can give you some pointers/constructive critique

old-school-lifter · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:16:49 PM »

work on your lat width and thickness

be consistent

each back workout you could 2 exercises for width ie chins and reverse grip pulldowns and 2 rowing exercises for thickness

do you dead lift?

also do u always just use test. on its own?

have u ever added another anabolic?

_aj_ · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:19:10 PM »

You asked for it, here comes every back-width piece of Broscience the world has ever created.

Blurry ass picture, but you're obviously tall, which makes back "width" almost impossible. Good delts, arms and especially traps.

Post a better pic.

Man of Steel · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:23:34 PM »

If you removed 50% of the pixels from that pic you'd have exactly 5 pixels remaining.

da_vinci · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:25:05 PM »

Quote from: _aj_ on March 16, 2016, 06:19:10 PM

You asked for it, here comes every back-width piece of Broscience the world has ever created.

Blurry ass picture, but you're obviously tall, which makes back "width" almost impossible. Good delts, arms and especially traps.

Post a better pic.

I'm not really keen about posting clear pics on the net (old habits of privacy), tbh the last time I posted a pic of me anywhere was quite long ago. Yes, 6'1 is my height. Never did traps in my life!

old-school-lifter>I do reverse grip and rowing exercises, with a shitload of weight I must say (but a good form). The last pillar that is left is deadlift. One core exercise I've never really done seriously yet. I may give it a try (funny thing - from a side view, my back is very thick, lots of muscle, from all the heavy rowing, but from the back it dissapears. Maybe just structural issue here.).

da_vinci · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2016, 06:33:38 PM »

Quote from: old-school-lifter on March 16, 2016, 06:16:49 PM

also do u always just use test. on its own?

have u ever added another anabolic?

Mostly test for the past few years. I love test, my body is very anti-aromatising naturally so I handle it very well. Throw in some eq or phenyl here and there when I get it going to have additional fullness, but I've learned to look very acceptable on test only. A mix of very strict diet and heavy lifting. I'm not huge, as u can see in this pic, but I'm tall and this is decent size anyway, but my goal now is to keep the drugs as low as possible and achieve a very balanced physique, as tight as possible without loosing too much lean muscle. I'm working towards it very slowly.