free weights exercises for back muscles

[gltyrian]

OT here... what sorta free weight exercises do u guys do to work out the back and shoulder muscles raelly good? and those muscles that give u a V?

 

[MaxDSP]

try shoulder shrugs. Stand up straight, with the appropriate dumbells in each hand, and "shrug" your shoulders slowly and smoothly.


for back: put one knee and one hand on a bench (doggy style ) and pull a dumbell in your free hand with your back, and lower slowly. Its important that you keep your back staright also.

 

[PG]

Heavy deadlifts, pullups, and overhead presses

 

[SnapIT]

For back: Deadlifts for the lower portion, pullups (wide and narrow grip, to the chest), dumbell or barbell rows, you can go pretty heavy...

For shoulders: dumbell raises to the sides, bent over dumbell raises, heavy presses, upright rows and shrugs with dumbells... on all rows and pullups, keep you chest out at the end of the rep... pull those backmuscles in hard...


Cannot beat free weights...

 

[Dolemite69]

try these sites:

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

and

http://www.ast-ss.com/training/exercises/eow-intro.asp

 

[Argo]

If you're talking about upper back then lat pulldown is the best. There isn't any good way of working out upper back with free weights.

 

[Zebo]

Power Cleans..

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: gltyrian
and those muscles that give u a V?

pullups, pullups and more pullups - the absolute best.

 

[SnapIT]

There isn't any good way of working out upper back with free weights.

Not true, any rowing excersise except for upright rows works the latissumus dorsi primarily... (those are the muscles that gives you that V-shape)

Both pullups (wide and narrow grip) and some sort of rowing excersise should be done to really develop the lats...

 

[HansBbans]

Pull ups are definitely the best. You can also try bridging for the lower back. Handstand pushpus are really hard but are good for shoulders. All above mentioned exercises are good also.

 

[Mister T]

deadlifts, power cleans and pull ups

 

[Deeko]

Volleyball did the trick for me.

 

[incallisto]

Originally posted by: PG
Heavy deadlifts, pullups, and overhead presses

Good combination. The pullups will definitely work on the "V" or "cobra's hood" effect, especially when you use a wide grip (expansion).

Additionally, one can do lying t-bar rows, seated rows, bent dumbbell rows, and reverse shrugs.