Back workout-is this too much, too little or just right?

[rugger]

Considering the size and complexity of the group of muscles that comprise THE BACK, what do you think?

wide overhand chins 3 x failure
deadlifts 2 warm ups, 3 work sets (subsititute partials every other workout)
bent rows 1 warm ups, 2 work sets
t bar rows 2 work sets
close-grip pulldowns 2 work sets
shrugs 3 work sets
rear delt raises 2 work sets

Thanks for your feedback!
Rugger

 

[hardbody_jr]

Everythings looks good. I would also incorporate shrugs on your shoulder days if you train them 3 days apart.

 

[gymtime]

Volume is a little high IMO.

 

[rugger]

Thanks hardbody_jr. I do light-medium shrugs on shoulder day.

Rugger

 

[rugger]

gt-
yeah, it seems like a lot, but the back is a lot of area to cover. I feel I have a decent size and really want to work on adding more depth/thickness.
Thanks for the reply.

Rugger

 

[gymtime]

It's more than I'd do personally, but not much more. Looks like a good routine overall. I think you're fine. .....Uh, I mean the workout's fine...... fuck, you know what I mean.

 

[neo1605]

Looks good..........I would do shrugs and rear delt raises on shoulder day though. Also IMO you should rotate doing T-bar rows and Bent-over rows every other back workout. Other than that it looks fine.

 

[rugger]

Looks good..........I would do shrugs and rear delt raises on shoulder day though. Also IMO you should rotate doing T-bar rows and Bent-over rows every other back workout. Other than that it looks fine.

neo and gt you get good karma from me!
I just trained back and with all the weight loading and unloading with deads, bent and tbars it's just too much/takes too long. Deads and bents just tax you too much to do much more.

The volume is just a bit to high IMO.

I will alt bent rows with tbar and do rear laterals with shoulders.

Thanks again for inout.

Rugger

 

[macho21]

overall it looks good, but the volume does look a bit high.

 

[testbuilt]

i like the volume of training but I think that it is hard to split your energy between so many movements. I would train traps and rear delts on shoulder day, and pick 2 of the compound movements each back day (rotate which ones you pick), and do 6-8 sets of each one. Take a particular area of you back to absolute failure, and then let it heal... and grow! By mixing up which exercises you pick, you will ensure that you get total development for the entire back, and all the smaller detail muscles that will make you stand out from the rest.
just my .02
test