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Back to the Rack
You don’t need a gym full of equipment to carve out a strong, thick back. This workout takes you inside the power rack for six muscle-inducing moves.
Photos by Robert Reiff - Model: Brian Yersky - Location: Mavericks Gym, Ventura, Calif.
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Back Training TipsBack Training Tips
- Don’t stop short. To fully engage the many muscles of the back, you want to work through a full range of motion. Too many lifters go too heavy when training their back and, to compensate, shorten their range of motion to be able to move the load. Concentrate on a full stretch and complete contraction on every rep.
- Pump up your pull-ups. If you’re struggling to improve the number of pull-ups you can perform, try this: Pick a challeng- ing goal — say, 20, 30 reps or 50 reps depending on your experience level — and dedicate an entire back workout to reaching that total, stopping for rest as many times as you need to. (So if your goal is 30, your sets may look like this: 10, 6, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1.)
- Unstick yourself. Sometimes, a sticking point in an exercise can be overcome by training through a very limited range of motion for a couple of sets. For instance, if you find yourself parked at the same poundage on the bent-over barbell row for weeks on end, place the safety bars about halfway between your knee and hip level, load the weight you’re having issues with, and do eight to 12 reps through that lessened range as part of your regular session.
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