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Old 11-30-2004, 12:33 AM
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AM gave you great advice. Here are my additional thoughts.

I just posted this in another thread, but you might find it helpful.

"I've said this before, but you only need 3 types of lifts to build a monsterous back. And if you want to really do a consolidated routine, maybe only 2 lifts.

1.) Heavy pulls -You have a lot of options here. Traditional deadlifts, sumo deadlifts, SL deads, romanian deads, rack deads, power cleans, cleans, etc will all work great.

2.) Rows -You have quite a bit of options here as well. Like AnimalMass, I prefer the JS row. 1 arm DB rows, chest supported rows (if you like them, I don't) or even Dorian rows will all work fine, but they are not as great. The JS row has been backed up by both damn good lab work, and old fashioned trial and error in the gym. If you prefer verticle pulling as opposed to horizontal, then weighted chinups work damn well too.

3.) Upper body pulling -Usually upright rows or high pulls. Both work very well, depending on your preferences and goals.

You can have the fanciest back routine in the world, but if you don't have these 3 types of lifts, you're probably not working as hard as you could."
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