Back Training (continued)
Another thing that has worked very well for me in my back training is the following:
Isometric holds on the assisted pullup machine. What I do is, set the weight to a weight that I could normally do around 10 very good clean reps for, then pull myself all the way up, and hold for as long as I can, usually for about 45 secs to a minute. It’s a great way to finish your back workout, working the muscle in a different way than normal positive/negative reps. As always, try different grips. I like to do these isometric holds with my palms facing away from me, then my palms facing me, and finally 2 sets with a mixed grip - i.e. one palm facing me and one palm facing away.
