Grow a Mighty Back with Tension on the Target

probably use a bit less weight than a lot of people in the gym on back day, but more people (in the context of hypertrophy) would probably be better served by lightening the loads they use when training back a little to really learn to focus on maximizing TENSION on the TARGET. It’s very easy in back training for the tension to be inadvertently distributed to several other muscles.

Back tends to one of the muscle groups where this (tension on the target) is especially missing in many trainees and I, after having watched countless people’s rep execution over the years on both vertical and horizontal pulling movements, firmly believe it’s because of “loose” technique where the pulling is done more by the arms than the back with no real “connection” to the back muscles. Unless you’re genetically blessed in this area, it’s not going to work.

You see a lot people with good chests, good arms, etc., but a good back? Lat width, back thickness, trap development? You have to really work smart for it and know how to “get into” these muscles.

Every inch of every rep counts. It’s about much more than just moving from Point A to Point B and back to Point A. The result? You grow a back.