Bigger Back Fast!

[trip h]

Im noticing that i dont like the way my back/lats look in comparison to the rest of my body. anyone have a kick ass back routine i could adjust to. i currently do
wide grip, med grip, close grip pullup 4 sets of 6 each
wide grip lat pulldowns
(all 3x8-10)
reverse grip close grip pulldowns (palms in)
seated rows (v grip 2 hands)
standing rows from the low pully (T-bar)
bent over rows (straddle the bar w/ one end of bar in corner of wall- v grip handle)
bent over rows palms facing in 3x8-10 then out 3x8-10
good mornings/strait leg dead lifts
any advice would be appreciated. thanks

 

[ExtraMile]

The number one things that hits me is you dont do basic heavy deadlifts from the floor.

 

[mad_monkey59]

Im noticing that i dont like the way my back/lats look in comparison to the rest of my body. anyone have a kick ass back routine i could adjust to. i currently do
wide grip, med grip, close grip pullup 4 sets of 6 each
wide grip lat pulldowns
(all 3x8-10)
reverse grip close grip pulldowns (palms in)
seated rows (v grip 2 hands)
standing rows from the low pully (T-bar)
bent over rows (straddle the bar w/ one end of bar in corner of wall- v grip handle)
bent over rows palms facing in 3x8-10 then out 3x8-10
good mornings/strait leg dead lifts
any advice would be appreciated. thanks

It would be useful for me if you mentioned what it was that you don't like about your back/lats.

 

[PWR]

Looks like you do way too much stuff to me. I hope you dont do all that the same day.
Give this a try.
On back day go in and do about 8 total sets of deadlifts, the last 2 sets should be as heavy as you can go for 4-6 reps. Thats it.


The following week on back day go in and do 5-6 sets of bent over rows with a barbell.
Then hit 4 sets of close or wide grip lat pulldowns, (I like close grip palms facing each other.
Then hit 4 sets of seated rows.

Then just rotate week to week .

If you do these heavy with good form that should about cover you. If you are trying to add size to your back you dont need a whole lot of different exersices but you want good heavy quality sets.

 

[bran88]

Seems like you're doing wayyyyy too many back exercises...

 

[1999TL]

Looks like you do way too much stuff to me. I hope you dont do all that the same day.
Give this a try.
On back day go in and do about 8 total sets of deadlifts, the last 2 sets should be as heavy as you can go for 4-6 reps. Thats it.


The following week on back day go in and do 5-6 sets of bent over rows with a barbell.
Then hit 4 sets of close or wide grip lat pulldowns, (I like close grip palms facing each other.
Then hit 4 sets of seated rows.

Then just rotate week to week .

If you do these heavy with good form that should about cover you. If you are trying to add size to your back you dont need a whole lot of different exersices but you want good heavy quality sets.

Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong? I do about 5 sets of heavy deads, then I do other back stuff. I just started doing it every other week. My back is my worst body part as well.

 

[B0ARDIN087]

i second build ur workout around heavy deads maybe even sumo style if thats ur thing, as well as pullups(or pulldowns) with bent over rows

 

[Big_BK]

Wide grip on the DL's if you wanna hit lats more.

 

[trip h]

oh yeah sorry about that, i was listing the auxilaries, i dont do all of that in one day; ill rotate them one week to the next, then on the next week ill go monday and friday and hit half of them each day, then back to once a week, i do deadlift but i dont go crazy w/ it i had knee surgury last may, and i also get compression between my L2 and L3 vertebra when i squat or deadlift really heavy. i think ill give what pwr said a try, and to answer you mad monkey, im 6'3" and i have a long torso and its hard get that deep seperation down the middle, id like to be able to see my upper back muscles through my shirt (understand that bf% comes into play currently around 14%) and id like for my lats to flair out a bit more. my chest and shoulders are much tighter and forces my shoulders forward causing like a haunch look when i stand, i have to actually think about pulling them back and down when i walk. another thing is that i need work on my rear delts