8 Week Intense Back Workout

being a beginner @ weight trainning and as a bloke who weighs 150 Kg's i struggle to do chin ups, is there another excercise i can do instead?

Hi Steve, i got a question.. Would you suggest to do this workout together with this https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/power-muscle-burn-bicep-worko... bicep workout?

Hey Steve just want to know what is the (3-1-3 rep timing)?

hi steve, i want to add few power exercises like deadlift and t-bar rows for more shred, is it good to add this two exercises in my workout...

hey steve wanna know whats rest between exercises

It seems no back workout is complete without deadlifts. Is there a place for those in this workout? Substitution or too much?

The only thing that gets me is the pull ups, what if I can only do one?

Should this routine be cycled off and on or is it fine to keep doing? I've definitely seen great results.

Hey Steve can I combine the following back work out with chest ?

Hi I've just started at the gym an no nothing an get no help I know ur prob going to thing I'm a dumb shit for asking but can u pls tell me what is a rep an what is a set I would like to get into it hard core but need some help thank you .

Hi Steve,
Please tell me what means Weeks 1 and 5 or Weeks 2 and 6 - is it about weight?

Everyone states decrease volume for a single muscle twice a wee! Well I tried that for one month an my body actually decreased everything by ten percent.. The best workouts are not from a scientific fact but how your own personal body adapts to working out.. Best plan for me is once a week but hard for a solid hour and ten min for a major muscle group and thirty minutes for your bis tris calves or abs.. Do what your body shows in best result.. Just change between barbell and db.. Thanks

How much time between sets? Rest periods?

Hey Steve, I am wondering would it be all the same to do assited pull-ups in place of a wide grip pull-up?

How much rest in between sets?

When you do a superset you don't rest when you move to the next exercise?? And does it count as 1 set when you do both exercises or 2

Hi Steve,

Just wondering, for the week 2&6 workouts, for the Seated Row Drop Set, can you please explain that a little more? I understand the drop set, but is it 3 sets and then do a fourth drop set on the last set or do a drop set after each set? Also how many reps and weight for each set? Just need a little more explanation, thanks!

What should I do if I am just starting to work on pull-ups and I cant do any?

I love doing pull ups and I normally can do 12-15 per set the correct way unlike most. I had set a goal for myself of being able to do 25 pull ups in one set correctly. I'm now experiencing major pain on the inside of my elbows. It feels like somebody is driving a nails in them when doing pull ups. What can I do to elevate the pain and reach my goal.

Where are the dead lifts?

I wondering, when you for example do 3 sets @ 10 reps per set what kind of weight/% should you be using. Are you trying to increase weight with each set so that your last set is heavy enough that you can just squeeze out the 10th rep?
Do you start heavier and in the fashion drop weight each set so that you can again barely squeeze out that 10th rep. Or do you do the same weight for all 3 at a percentage of your 1 rep max?

Hi Steve,

I am currently only a Tuesday and Saturday back schedule. Would it be okay doing heavy sets on Tuesday then do one of the proposed workout routines in the article or would that be counter productive?

Thanks

How come deadlifts are not a part of this routine? It's like the most important and efficient exercise after all. :o

great workout plan, I can feel the muscles growing just by reading the weekly routine, haha. Thanks for the advice.

Hi, I've been training for about 5 years and just looking for new programs. Wanting to try this one, but just finding the amount of sets on the first day quite low. Is it ok to add another exercise of 4 sets after it or would you consider it too much even for someone who has been training for a while?

my current schedule is as follows,

- mon: chest, biceps
- wed: shoulders, abs
- friday back, triceps
- sun: quads, hamstrings, calves

overall I'm pretty happy but arms are not where I want them (I have long arms as well...). Anything you see i can do to improve arms?

Many Thanks, love the site,
Pol

What is a super set, drop set, 2-1-2, and 3-1-3 timing mean?

Hi steve

I want to do this as a weekly workout instead of doing it just once a week. SO ding it 3-4 times because myback is the least developed and I need to develop it a lot more. Would this be ok?

Thanks

Hi Steve. I want to start your back workout tomorrow. However, my gym does not have free barbells available. What excercise's can I do to replace the bent over barbell row and the body weight row?

I do 7 sets wide grip pull ups with different ab exercises in between each set for rest. Each set I average 9 to 12 reps, decreasing from 12 and down the more sets I do. I then switch my grip to underhand chin-up style pullups superset those with assisted wide grip pullups to failure, I preform 5 sets like that. I then utilize the seated hammer strength row machine superset that with hammer strength pulldown machine. Everyother set of the afore mentioned I do chin ups, in between all sets I am doing abs to rest my back muscles. i then finish up with drop sets of reverse flyes. I don't know if it's too much or what. My diet is high protien low carb, I use post workout and have rcently started cycling DR1 a leaning agent as well as testosterone booster. I need a little insight to say the least, I feel tired alot.

Question on Wide grip pull ups,
My back muscles are a very weak point and thus I need to work. Having said that, for the Wide grip pull ups, i plan to use an assist machine to help me build it up. So what number of pull ups do you think I should aim for with X amount of weight offseting? Example, use 40bs off set and do 6-12, 8-10, or still MAX?
I ask this only becuase I would like an idea of how to gage my gains from week to week, and I dont want to under or over work my back. Thanks in advance Steve.

oh sorry, what for the drop sets - what are your guidelines?

thanks,

brian

What are your guidelines for the superset?

hi steve,

i'm 6 weeks through with this program (after consulting my trainer) and so far it has helped a lot, thanks !! I have a question however, while doing the tri-set, suppose i've completed the 3 exercises with 10 reps, will that count as three sets or do i have to go two more times ???

Hey Steve,

Weeks 3 and 7 after bent over row can i do one arm dumbell row? I dont have cable on my machine.

Thanks

Hi Steve,

Can you recommend supplements that I should be using if I wanted to train for a figure competition? I'm currently taking fish oil, flaxseed Oxy Elite as a fat burner and one a day multivitamin. Also what can I take to have more energy during my workouts.

Thanks
K

I did week two of the back workout today, but I had a hard time with the bodyweight row. I was unable to pull myself all the way up to the bar, and by the 2nd set, could only do 5-6.

Is there any exercise I can replace this with until my back strength allows me to properly get 10 reps of the bodyweight row?

Hey,
Do you have similiar work outs for Chest, legs and arms?

I love ur side I have been working out for a year n searching for info n asking question from different trainer at diffrent gym n they had a hard time to give out info unless u sigen up for a lot of session n they still they don't tell u everything . I am just amazed about ur nutrition how much to eat n how to judge the result n act upon them again it's amazing .. I wonder what's behind all of this info u put out here:-)

When you do a super set is that 4 sets per excercise or 4 sets total?

hey steve,
im trying to gain mass.would this back routine be good for what my goal is?or should i stick to a more heavy wieght less rep sort of workout?

Steve do you think it is alright to do an intense chest routine before this back workout? Maybe do this workout as a superset with my chest routine i.e. bench press followed immediately by wide grip pullups, rest 60 to 90 secs then repeat.