Back Training

How to thicken your back to get that bodybuilder look. The phrase “developing back thickness” refers to the act of adding knots of dense muscle throughout the rear of your torso. Sometimes a back that appears wide lacks the depth that ultimately gives it a 3-D illusion. To develop an overpowering back, you need thickness in abundance, and I’ll tell you how to do that. There are four key points to building back […]

Construct a billboard-sized back that will get you noticed and keep you healthy. 1. Pullups When you see someone walking around the gym with a big back, you can guarantee they can jump up and kill 15-20 pull-ups without even breaking a sweat. See the connection? Pull-ups and chin-ups are two of the best mass builders for the back. Targeting the lats, shoulders, biceps and grip, these exercises have so […]

Train like one of the strongest bodybuilders of all time. Johnnie Jackson is a true hybrid. Lots of guys claim to be bodybuilders and powerlifters, but no one’s had more success at the former while excelling at the latter than JJ. During his 12-year pro bodybuilding career, this 42-year-old Gulf War veteran has perpetually finished near the top. Meanwhile, pursuing his powerlifting “hobby,” he’s a human forklift. […]

The workouts that built a back worthy of 8 Sandows. The moments just before Ronnie Coleman hit his rear lat