Another mistake commonly made is to rely too heavily on your biceps to do the heavy pulling. This might be great for building your biceps… but then again, why not just do some curls that do a better job of building your arms anyway? If your purpose is to build your back, focus more on back muscles involved and use your biceps only as the connection between your back and the weight. You’ll be much more effective in working your back if you keep this in mind.
To develop the width of your lats, focus on the exercises that work opposite of your traps. Doing plenty of exercises like lat pulldowns and pullovers will help to widen that lat flare and make you appear broad when viewed directly from the front. Use exercises such as barbell rows, cable rows, and T-bar rows to develop the thickness of your lats.
How you ultimately decide to incorporate your back muscles into your workouts will be up to you. You may decide to do them all in one day, or you will probably decide to break them up a bit. Working your lower back might be great on a leg day since back squats usually work this muscle group so heavily. You may do your lats and traps together, or you may decide to work your traps with your shoulders. The key will be experimentation and finding out which routine works best for you.
Remember, like many of the other muscle groups, you will need to hit your back from many angles and experiment with many grip widths in order to get optimal results. Having a well-proportioned back that balances a stunning set of chest, shoulders, and arm muscles will take planning and dedication; but like we’ve said before, the reward is well worth the effort.
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