Back pic!How does it look?

strongman72 · 12-26-2005, 03:53 AM

Here is a back pic.I've never really worked on my back before until this year.But I know that its still small compared to many!I know that I need bigger traps for sure.What do you guys think?

strongman72 · 12-26-2005, 05:00 AM

Anyone have anything?

Vegeto · 12-26-2005, 04:19 PM

Look'n good dude! I don't think your traps look all that small, I would just stick to the fundamentals (deads, shrugs, bent-rows, pullup/pulldown).
BTW, Your low back (the part of it that shows in that pic) looks like you have been doing your compounds, Keep it up!

**skelooth** · 12-26-2005, 05:11 PM

curiosity, are you flexing your biceps in that pic? Cos I'm not seeing a peak bro!

Looking fantastic for 16 years old

**MurphMan** · 12-26-2005, 06:12 PM

Keep it up, your getting there! And I LOVE the green paint man, reminds me of the insane asylum that my grandad Pappy busted out of not too long ago!

strongman72 · 12-26-2005, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MurphMan

Keep it up, your getting there! And I LOVE the green paint man, reminds me of the insane asylum that my grandad Pappy busted out of not too long ago!

LMAO!!Yea its the bathroom of my granparents house.It's a pretty old house.Thay have had it since the 60's.Actually i'm not flexin my biceps.In fact what I've been workin on is my peak.The only thing I know to do for peak is hammer curls.I'm not sure what else to do.Well i've never really focused on my back and worked it out until about a month ago.

**DarkFalcon** · 12-26-2005, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strongman72

LMAO!!Yea its the bathroom of my granparents house.It's a pretty old house.Thay have had it since the 60's.Actually i'm not flexin my biceps.In fact what I've been workin on is my peak.The only thing I know to do for peak is hammer curls.I'm not sure what else to do.Well i've never really focused on my back and worked it out until about a month ago.

Looking good bro! Nice size and shape, you have a good solid foundation to build on. As far as bringing out your peaks cable preachers are very good as well as concentration curls where you twist your wrist up at the top and flex and hold it for a second. Make sure you use light enough weight that you can do the movement properly and your bi's will start popping in no time.

strongman72 · 12-26-2005, 09:39 PM

For some reason after back days i'm never sore.I workout my back hard but then next day i'm never really sore.Is that good or bad?

**DarkFalcon** · 12-26-2005, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strongman72

For some reason after back days i'm never sore.I workout my back hard but then next day i'm never really sore.Is that good or bad?

I say bad but very common. It takes huge amount of weights to really work your back and considering your arms are the link they tend to fail long before your back would. You really need to focus on eliminating your arms as much as possible and making sure your sqeezing your shoulder blades together on rows and on pullups or lat pull downs concentrate on pulling your elbows into your sides instead of pulling up with your arms. You'll feel it the next day if you do it right.

**skelooth** · 12-27-2005, 12:26 AM

When you do the back double bi pose like that: Flex your biceps

Actually, whenever you're doing any pose, you should be flexing everything.

Peaks on your biceps are 1/3 bodyfat percentage, 1/3 bicep isolation movements, and 1/3 compound back movements

Hammer curls are excellent, so are preacher curls. Preacher curls have great range of motion and you can really target the bicep doing them.

brickt. · 12-27-2005, 12:49 AM

It's common to not feel like your working your back, because, quite frankly, your not working it correctly. It's hard to get it down pat as you can't see the muscles. When doing Pullup/Pulldown actions for the Lats, imagine youve got a water balloon between your shoulder blades, and your trying to pop it with your shoulder blades. Also, try to consciously not use your biceps during said exercises, think of them rather as 'hooks' that hold on to bar, whilst your back muscles do the action. I've almost got it down to my back does 90% of the work, but when it fails, my biceps try to kick in. I know then to stop the set and let my back recover til the next set.

Also, you also have to consider your body's disposition to DOMS. You might not be a 'back gets DOMS' person. For me, my hams hurt from mowing the grass, but I really have to focus in on my lats to make them feel 'worked.'

The Booger · 12-27-2005, 01:16 AM

What DarkFalcon and brickt said is great advice. Try it and you will see it really does work quite well.

**skelooth** · 12-27-2005, 01:19 AM

i've found that dumbell rows / pullbacks are good for getting at the lat. I don't know why but I've also 'felt' them in my back.

strongman72 · 12-27-2005, 03:15 AM

The exercises I usually do are t-bar combos,lat pulls,dumbell shrugs,pull ups,mid row machine,and rear delt machine.Those are the only ones I can remember right now.

strongman72 · 12-28-2005, 10:21 PM

Well Friday is back day.I'll be focusing on technique to insure I get a good back workout.Hopefully I can get bigger so I can post another pic for you all to see your advice at work,lol.

**BobThePotato** · 01-02-2006, 11:23 PM

row row row ur boat

12-26-2005, 03:53 AM	#1
strongman72 Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	Back pic!How does it look? Here is a back pic.I've never really worked on my back before until this year.But I know that its still small compared to many!I know that I need bigger traps for sure.What do you guys think? __________________ Runnin in 30 degree weather,rain -guy says to me "What they hell are you runnin in this for,you're crazy!" I laugh and say, "Na just dedicated!":bass: 2006 POWERLIFTING REGIONAL QUALIFIER UPDATE Status-STILL WORKING TO GET TO THE TOP Age:17 Bench: 300 (315) Incline: 250 Squat: 445 (465) Power Clean: 225 (235) Deadlift: 500 Raw - Due to a torn quad injury it has gone down. () are goals that are to be done in 3 months.

12-26-2005, 05:00 AM	#2
strongman72 Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	Anyone have anything? __________________ Runnin in 30 degree weather,rain -guy says to me "What they hell are you runnin in this for,you're crazy!" I laugh and say, "Na just dedicated!":bass: 2006 POWERLIFTING REGIONAL QUALIFIER UPDATE Status-STILL WORKING TO GET TO THE TOP Age:17 Bench: 300 (315) Incline: 250 Squat: 445 (465) Power Clean: 225 (235) Deadlift: 500 Raw - Due to a torn quad injury it has gone down. () are goals that are to be done in 3 months.

12-26-2005, 04:19 PM	#3
Vegeto blameless sinner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 803 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Look'n good dude! I don't think your traps look all that small, I would just stick to the fundamentals (deads, shrugs, bent-rows, pullup/pulldown). BTW, Your low back (the part of it that shows in that pic) looks like you have been doing your compounds, Keep it up! __________________ ______________ ________________ ......Busy Training...... __________________ ________________ __________________

12-26-2005, 05:11 PM	#4
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,202 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	curiosity, are you flexing your biceps in that pic? Cos I'm not seeing a peak bro! Looking fantastic for 16 years old __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

12-26-2005, 09:39 PM	#8
strongman72 Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	For some reason after back days i'm never sore.I workout my back hard but then next day i'm never really sore.Is that good or bad? __________________ Runnin in 30 degree weather,rain -guy says to me "What they hell are you runnin in this for,you're crazy!" I laugh and say, "Na just dedicated!":bass: 2006 POWERLIFTING REGIONAL QUALIFIER UPDATE Status-STILL WORKING TO GET TO THE TOP Age:17 Bench: 300 (315) Incline: 250 Squat: 445 (465) Power Clean: 225 (235) Deadlift: 500 Raw - Due to a torn quad injury it has gone down. () are goals that are to be done in 3 months.

12-26-2005, 06:12 PM	#5
MurphMan Robomoderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,598 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 26	Keep it up, your getting there! And I LOVE the green paint man, reminds me of the insane asylum that my grandad Pappy busted out of not too long ago!

12-27-2005, 12:26 AM	#10
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,202 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	When you do the back double bi pose like that: Flex your biceps Actually, whenever you're doing any pose, you should be flexing everything. Peaks on your biceps are 1/3 bodyfat percentage, 1/3 bicep isolation movements, and 1/3 compound back movements Hammer curls are excellent, so are preacher curls. Preacher curls have great range of motion and you can really target the bicep doing them. __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

12-27-2005, 12:49 AM	#11
brickt. Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 74 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	It's common to not feel like your working your back, because, quite frankly, your not working it correctly. It's hard to get it down pat as you can't see the muscles. When doing Pullup/Pulldown actions for the Lats, imagine youve got a water balloon between your shoulder blades, and your trying to pop it with your shoulder blades. Also, try to consciously not use your biceps during said exercises, think of them rather as 'hooks' that hold on to bar, whilst your back muscles do the action. I've almost got it down to my back does 90% of the work, but when it fails, my biceps try to kick in. I know then to stop the set and let my back recover til the next set. Also, you also have to consider your body's disposition to DOMS. You might not be a 'back gets DOMS' person. For me, my hams hurt from mowing the grass, but I really have to focus in on my lats to make them feel 'worked.' __________________ Success through Self-Loathing

12-27-2005, 01:16 AM	#12
The Booger Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Look left. Posts: 664 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 11	What DarkFalcon and brickt said is great advice. Try it and you will see it really does work quite well.

12-27-2005, 01:19 AM	#13
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,202 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	i've found that dumbell rows / pullbacks are good for getting at the lat. I don't know why but I've also 'felt' them in my back. __________________ http://loseover100lbs.com/misc-f7.html

12-27-2005, 03:15 AM	#14
strongman72 Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	The exercises I usually do are t-bar combos,lat pulls,dumbell shrugs,pull ups,mid row machine,and rear delt machine.Those are the only ones I can remember right now. __________________ Runnin in 30 degree weather,rain -guy says to me "What they hell are you runnin in this for,you're crazy!" I laugh and say, "Na just dedicated!":bass: 2006 POWERLIFTING REGIONAL QUALIFIER UPDATE Status-STILL WORKING TO GET TO THE TOP Age:17 Bench: 300 (315) Incline: 250 Squat: 445 (465) Power Clean: 225 (235) Deadlift: 500 Raw - Due to a torn quad injury it has gone down. () are goals that are to be done in 3 months.

12-28-2005, 10:21 PM	#15
strongman72 Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	Well Friday is back day.I'll be focusing on technique to insure I get a good back workout.Hopefully I can get bigger so I can post another pic for you all to see your advice at work,lol. __________________ Runnin in 30 degree weather,rain -guy says to me "What they hell are you runnin in this for,you're crazy!" I laugh and say, "Na just dedicated!":bass: 2006 POWERLIFTING REGIONAL QUALIFIER UPDATE Status-STILL WORKING TO GET TO THE TOP Age:17 Bench: 300 (315) Incline: 250 Squat: 445 (465) Power Clean: 225 (235) Deadlift: 500 Raw - Due to a torn quad injury it has gone down. () are goals that are to be done in 3 months.

01-02-2006, 11:23 PM	#16
BobThePotato Nublarsaurusrex Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary//Alberta Posts: 513 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 21	row row row ur boat __________________ "Geadelt ist wer Schmerzen kennt vom Feuer das in Lust verbrennt."

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode