ever train back 2times a week?

[toneloc85]

i am looking at training my back twice a week. the split i figured will look like this:mon-back(heavy/low reps)
tues-chest/bi
wed-off
thurs-back(high reps)
fri-off
sat-legs/calves
sun-shoulders/tri
cardio every other day,looking to add more width to my back so mostly wide grip chins,pull downs ect.. does this seem like a good idea,or has anyone had any experience with this type of routine?

[audis4]

you need more recovery IMO especially if your doing heavy deads. stick to once/wk, it will build.

[abbot138]

I have trained back twice in a 6 day span, but not like that. It would be more along the lines of one day doing exercises for thickness (deads, t-bar, etc...) And the other day doing things for width (pull up, pull down, etc...) Its was ok, problem is its hard to completely isolate one from the other, so you end up not giving your lats enough recovery time.

[toneloc85]

I have trained back twice in a 6 day span, but not like that. It would be more along the lines of one day doing exercises for thickness (deads, t-bar, etc...) And the other day doing things for width (pull up, pull down, etc...) Its was ok, problem is its hard to completely isolate one from the other, so you end up not giving your lats enough recovery time.

i was thinking about doing it like that also,having one for thickness and one for width. would it be better for me to work back on monday and friday? also should i probably keep this split up for only 2-3 weeks?

[mick86]

i am looking at training my back twice a week. the split i figured will look like this:mon-back(heavy/low reps)
tues-chest/bi
wed-off
thurs-back(high reps)
fri-off
sat-legs/calves
sun-shoulders/tri
cardio every other day,looking to add more width to my back so mostly wide grip chins,pull downs ect.. does this seem like a good idea,or has anyone had any experience with this type of routine?

Not quite the same but I used to train my lower back separate to upper because I was working so hard on my deadlift at the time that after I was done with that was too wrecked to do bent over rows ect. That worked well for me.

[abbot138]

It depends on when you do legs. I would hit legs on Monday to get them out of the way. Your gonna want to split up your leg and back thickness workout by as much as possible...and yeah I might do this once a month or so if I feel like my width needs more isolation work, but def not something you want to keep up on a weekly basis IMO....Some pros do this, but they have A LOT of other factors involved that increase their muscle recovery time and allow them to train like this.

[abbot138]

Not quite the same but I used to train my lower back separate to upper because I was working so hard on my deadlift at the time that after I was done with that was too wrecked to do bent over rows ect. That worked well for me.

Exactly, thats why I would split it up every now and then. Deads can really take away from your ability to properly perform your remaining back exercies.....Or i would just hit deads later in the workout instead of first and just drop the weight a little.

[toneloc85]

thanks. yea i always do deads last as they really drain me. i really want to train legs on either sat or sun because i dont work then, and my job really sucks after leg day as i am on my feet all day installing parts on cars,any suggestions on a split that would seperate the thickness workout far enough from legs while keeping legs on the weekends?

[abbot138]

Sun- Legs
Mon- Chest
Tue-Off
Wed-Back(thick), bis
Thu- Shoulders, Tris
Fri- Back (width)
Sat-Off
??????? I guess this could work, I dont love it, but theoretically i dont see any major problems with it.

[mick86]

It depends on when you do legs. I would hit legs on Monday to get them out of the way. Your gonna want to split up your leg and back thickness workout by as much as possible...and yeah I might do this once a month or so if I feel like my width needs more isolation work, but def not something you want to keep up on a weekly basis IMO....Some pros do this, but they have A LOT of other factors involved that increase their muscle recovery time and allow them to train like this.

Agreed leg and back workouts are best separated by as many days as possible.

[toneloc85]

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[toneloc85]

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[toneloc85]

cool thanks for the help

[abbot138]

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[ghettoboyd]

a cople of times a year i like to work a bodypart 2 days in a row just to shock the crap out of it. it usualy busts me through a platau. i would do the heavy day first followed by lighter weight higher rep the next. obviously never doing it 2 weeks in a row. i do a lot of supersetting as well.good luck bro.

[Garbanzo Dude]

a cople of times a year i like to work a bodypart 2 days in a row just to shock the crap out of it. it usualy busts me through a platau. i would do the heavy day first followed by lighter weight higher rep the next. obviously never doing it 2 weeks in a row. i do a lot of supersetting as well.good luck bro.

agreed it can give good shock to the muscle.....I'd say lower the weight by 10-15% and raise the reps.....do a for weeks then get back in heavy!

[mkrulic]

Ive been doing twice a week for years. deadlifts w/ my hamstring workout on monday along w/ good mornings and then beach back muscles on wed. when I do beach muscles everything is supported. bent over rows are done on the smith machine. t-bar is supported. the key is to do your upper back w/o any work on stability. stabilizing uses the core and you dont want to hit core too many times in one week.

[toneloc85]

lmao!!!! Love the avatar by the way bro, thats a classic.

haha yea she is funny. those movies never get old man gotta love them.

[ray0414]

another thing too, u dont want to have a heavy back workout the day before a chest workout, will greatly hinder chest, when doing bench your chest recruits all the muscles of the upper body to help stabolize the weight and assist in the lift, thats why chest is probably best done before any other upper body workout, however u can do legs before chest.

[elpropiotorvic]

i used to train this way and got me great results

Mon Back (NO DEADLIFTS)
TUE CHEST (ADD LITTLE BIT OF SHOULDER)
Wed LEGS(DEADLIFTS AFTER SQUATS)
THu ARMS
Fri Back

[godkilla]

i have had good results working back width and thickness on diff days of the week. as well as splitting up my quads and hams workouts.

[tprop]

i am now doing back twice a week.

[Reed]

You could always give Arnold's routine a try, I personally have had amazing success with it:
Day 1:Chest/Back
Day 2: Legs
Day 3: Shoulders/Arms
Day 4: off
I know they say don't do back before legs but I have done it that way; shoulders on day 2, legs day 3; or legs day 1, chest/back day 2, etc

I've done this natural before just make sure I went for only 2 months at a time back to once a week, a week off, the repeat. Make sure you keep your calories extra high, as well as a good supplement regiment when doing this type of training and throw in an extra day off in you need, like after the two rotations would be good.

[fit4ever180]

I switch it up like this...

Mon. Arms/Abs/Calves
Tues. Back(width)/Shoulders/Abs (pull-ups, normal grip pulldowns behind and front of head, close grip pulldowndecline bench barbell pullovers)
Weds. Legs/Low back (deadlift, good mornings , hyperextensions)
Thurs. Chest/Abs/Calves
Friday. Back (Thickness)/Abs (T-bar row, bent-over barberll, dumbell row, seated cable row)
Sat. Abs/Calves
Sun. Abs

I only do this training occasionaly because I will get to worn down doing it multiple weeks... Works great to give your back a good shock and get that lat spread filled out.