back thickness

[eatyourspinach]

sorry the only pics i can provide is the profile pic and those on my bodyspace but i think i have some reasonably good definition in my back but was just wondering how to get it to be thicker? which exercises should i go heavier on other than deads? any help would be greatly appreciated

[shred90]

Rack pulls

[DJAuto]

sorry the only pics i can provide is the profile pic and those on my bodyspace but i think i have some reasonably good definition in my back but was just wondering how to get it to be thicker? which exercises should i go heavier on other than deads? any help would be greatly appreciated

Horizontal pulls usually work well for thickness.

[GHODT55]

Put on mass and any exercices that work youre innner back will make it thicker eg: back flies.

[LinebackerGod]

Put on mass and any exercices that work youre innner back will make it thicker eg: back flies.

Wtf is that?

[Noooodlearms]

Bent over rows.

[Anthony21]

Deadlifts, Rack Pulls, Barbell Row, T-Bar Row. Get to it!

[Tyciol]

Why do we say thickness? What does it mean? Why can't we just say stuff like what muscles they are?

This is like... do we say quad width/thickness or do people just work their quads? Chest thickness/width inquiries get mocked, yet it's acceptable with the back?

[Ironlife]

Heavy barbell rows/1 arm rows/rackpulls/t bar rows, shrugs/deadlifts..

there is a few good choices in there, but main factor is calorie intake. Get that weight up kid 6'1 and 175 is not going to resemble to much thickness.

Why do we say thickness? What does it mean? Why can't we just say stuff like what muscles they are?

This is like... do we say quad width/thickness or do people just work their quads? Chest thickness/width inquiries get mocked, yet it's acceptable with the back?

Thickness/density is reasonable terms young man. A surfer 145lb @ 5'11 doesnt have any 'thickness or muscle density.

[shaneee]

deadlifts and t-bar rows are your friend

and dont be afraid to use some momentum on those t-bars use some heavy ass weight(be reasonable though)

[Remig]

Why do we say thickness? What does it mean? Why can't we just say stuff like what muscles they are?

This is like... do we say quad width/thickness or do people just work their quads? Chest thickness/width inquiries get mocked, yet it's acceptable with the back?

To be fair, since he's referring to a large collection of muscles, rather than a single one, it's not unreasonable to talk about 'thickness'. If he simply asked how to get a bigger back, he'd get a load of responses suggesting lat exercises for 'width' while what he really wanted to know was also how to grow some mean traps.


As for the OP, simply focus on pulls from different angles. Meaning; don't worry about small variations of different exercises, and instead make sure that you do both horizontal and vertical (both pullups and deadlifts) pulls.

[eatyourspinach]

Why do we say thickness? What does it mean? Why can't we just say stuff like what muscles they are?

This is like... do we say quad width/thickness or do people just work their quads? Chest thickness/width inquiries get mocked, yet it's acceptable with the back?

sorry...to clarify this i would like to have larger lats, rhomboids, and traps but anyways thank you all for your advice hopefully i can incorporate your ideas effectively

[kc0716]

deadlifts and t-bar rows are your friend

and dont be afraid to use some momentum on those t-bars use some heavy ass weight(be reasonable though)

like Shanee says here, slight momentum is okay for things like t-bars, laterals, etc. Just make sure you're not cheating yourself for the whole duration, meaning let the momentum just start the lift/pull/etc but make sure to squeeze the muscles at the top of the movement, work the negative and just don't drop the weight back to starting position.