Back training - Feeling biceps more than back?

on 8/14/2008 by LeytonStone | filed in: Strength Training
Back training - Feeling biceps more than back? 1. Reduce the weight - If the weight is too heavy you will be tempted to heave the weight. Also, if the weight is too heavy you will over-involve other muscles like the biceps and forearms.

2. Use straps or hooks - This lets you ease your grip which in turns relaxes your arms. You must treat your hands as hooks.

3. Use higher reps - At least until you have developed a better mind-muscle connection.

4. Instigate each rep with a shrug - Shrug your shoulder blades back and down at the start of each rep.

5. Consciously contract your back muscles - Use the contraction to pull the weight. Don't be led by the arms.

Tags  back, lats, flex, biceps, arms
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charlievan The Beast
January 12, 2009
6:33 PM
Hi Leyton I feel the need to comment not a bad small article but I have to disagree with you about straps ( like leg wraps they should only be used for competition training in Powerlifting )
Straps do not allow your hand strength to develop ( ask a guy thats been doing heavy deads to lift an average bar without straps in most cases he will loose the bar ) develop grip strength by starting with a weight you can hold on to and work up. This applies to pulldowns, rows, any lift that needs grip strength get your clients and others you influence to stop using them unless your trying to build stregth for a Powerlifting Competition. I learned this was true lifting with a guy who was 5'8 natural he has never used straps in any movement and the dude has a Deadlift of 525 and holds it with his bare grip, thats amazing.

 
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