Splitting up my Back workout...

[hellboy]

Does anyone here do their rowing type exercises on one day and their pulldown/chin exercises on a different day? Do you think it would be something worthwhile to try or should I just keep all my back stuff on one day?

Currently I'm doing a 3 day (mwf) split:
Chest/Shoulders, Legs, Back

I'm thinking of switching it to this (mwf):
Chest/Rows, Legs, Shoulders/Pulldowns

My back and especially my lats are a weak area for me. I'd really like to bring them up in strength and size. I'd be interested in all comments good or bad.

Thanks!
hb

 

[hellboy]

Just wanna bump this before I go home.

 

[The_Eviscerator]

What you are suggesting is an Ian King type training regimen. I used to do this and I loved it.

The problem is that I like to do biceps and this routing will overwork them for sure.

With chest do rowing exercises. With shoulders, do vertical or pull-up type exercises. I liked to superset them:

Bench Press/ Bent Row
Low Pully/Incline etc...

The overall upper body pump is awesome. I have some xl spreadsheets of these programs somewhere in my computer. If you want a copy e-mail me.

 

[P-DOG]

yes i do exactaly what you describe. i also do this with shoulders/chest. i have a vertical push/pull day and a horizontal push/pull day.

for example vertical push pull
pullups
dips
pulldowns
shoulder press
+1 biceps exercise



horizontal
bent rows
flat bench
seated rows
incline bench
+1 triceps exercise.

i absloutley love this routine it works great and it helps to reduce/correct muscular imbalances. read up on ian king, some of his programs are complicated but very effective.