Good exercises for back?

[dave_0000]

What would be some good mass building exercises for back?

Right now i'm mostly using row machines. Would I be better off using free weights instead of machines?

[joey11]

Yeah, freeweights for mass building is the way to go.I think DEADLIFTS are the best mass building exercise, I also like wide- grip pull ups with weights attached.
My back workout
Deads
Dumbell rows
Pull-ups
Bent-Over Barbell rows

[DBarcelo]

I've always gotten good results with bent over rows. Lately, I've been doing an excercise, but I don't know what it's called (if it even has a name). I put my bench on a slight incline (up like two notches (but I don't know how many degrees that it)). I sit on the bench with my chest down (I feel like I'm riding my motorcycle in that position). I hold light dumbells letting them dangle down. I keep my arms pretty streight (but not completely streight) and I lift the weight up and out to my sides (kinda like a bird flapping it's wings). I squeez my shoulderblades together at the top and hold it for a second. When I started, I had a hard time lifting 5lbs. in each hand. I also had a bit of a time angling myself right so that I could really feel it, but now that I've pretty much perfected it, I can really feel my back getting thicker. It really works more of the middle and lower traps really. For the upper traps, I've been doing really well with cable shrugs. I also do dumbell shrugs and barbell shrugs with the Smith Machine. For the lats, bent over rows work well for me and I've been doing cable pull-downs.

[scottninpo]

big weight = big muscles

stick with deadlifts, bent over row, and pullups, you don't need anything else

[DARKSEID]

What would be some good mass building exercises for back?

Right now i'm mostly using row machines. Would I be better off using free weights instead of machines?

stay away from machines if you wanna get big

[KeyMastur]

DB - what you're doing sounds more like a rear delt exercise with a bit of a scapula pinch at the end. The scap pinch is ideal for the muscles in between the shoulder blades.

I do scap pinches a little different though - instead of extending the arms like you do. I use a row machine and keep my arms straight, and squeeze the shoulder blades together. Sometimes I wonder if people think I'm trying to do a row and just don't know how. (then i look in the mirror at my massive size and say **** em)

[RoNNy THe BuLL]

Overhand Grip Deadlifts (low reps, heavy weight)
Chin Ups
Underhand Grip Deadlifts (moderate weight/reps)
Barbell Rows
V-Bar Rows

[DBarcelo]

DB - what you're doing sounds more like a rear delt exercise with a bit of a scapula pinch at the end. The scap pinch is ideal for the muscles in between the shoulder blades.

I do scap pinches a little different though - instead of extending the arms like you do. I use a row machine and keep my arms straight, and squeeze the shoulder blades together. Sometimes I wonder if people think I'm trying to do a row and just don't know how. (then i look in the mirror at my massive size and say **** em)

I started doing it as a rear delt excercise, but my traps kill me for days after doing it. I can feel the traps really thickening up also. I did it two days ago and my back is still sore now.

[RUDY-14]

Haha Keymastur I was at the gym today doing back and was doing the same exercise, I always feel a bit self-conscious doing them cause people think I don't know **** about training, unfortuanately I don't have the size to say Fuc k em all. LOL