to achieve a bigger back? aslo i do alot of shoulder exercises but my shoulders are still relativly small?
2007-11-20 03:38:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
To paraphrase Mugatu "Is everyone here taking crazy pills?"
Swimming or yoga to build a BIGGER back?! Butterflyes and bench presses build the chest and triceps primarily as well as the front delt. "Eat you greens" Walking or running?! Why do you people bother to type these answers? Oh yeah, to get two points.
(surf the web was funny and obviously just a joke)
To pack muscle on your back you should do deadlifts, bent over rows, one arm rows, and heavy pull downs as the core of your training.
Go for military presses, upright rows and lateral raises to build the shoulders.
Good luck and train hard!!
NOTE: You should have been able to give a better answer than that Iv_consultant with all your education and experience!
2007-11-20 04:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by RJ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with other posters that swimming would be good for both your back and shoulders...but if you can't swim well (or at all) the next best thing would be pull-ups - do them with a variety of grip widths both overhand & underhand
up the weight on your shoulder exercises, you should really struggle to do the last 2-3 reps, so use enough weight that you can only do 8-10 reps per set
2007-11-20 11:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by smarty pants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most effective method is to do excercises that use large muscle groups. Focus on doing 3 to 5 sets containing 6 to 10 reps each. You should be close to failure on the last set and if you find that you are able to do greater than 12 reps then you are not lifting heavy enough. Remember to to switch up your lifting routine about every 4 to 6 weeks as muscles adapt quickly and you want to avoid hitting a platue. As for the best exercises. Here are some great links to checkout...
Here is a link for shoulder exercises
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/franco2.htm
... and another for back exercises
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jon3.htm
2007-11-20 11:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by grasshopper27 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe how few people have provided the correct answer to this question.
The best way to achieve a bigger back is sets of overhand, wide grip pull ups and a high protein diet. Try doing 20 in as many sets as it takes.
Not swimming. Swimming will just give you a toned back, not a bigger one.
2007-11-21 05:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pull ups and chins and of course you have to stretch the muscles of the back sufficiently to optimize growth potential. swimming does not offer progressive resistance and the body will adapt to the load being placed on the muscles after time. with pull ups and chins after you can do plenty of reps with the body weight all you have to so is put a dumbbell between your ankles with your feet crossed.
2007-11-20 12:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Swimming.
2007-11-20 11:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by My little babba born Dec 09 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pressing the remote control and opening a can of beer
2007-11-20 12:05:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walking is the best exercise. Everyone has different body types, sometimes you have to accept what you have and make the best of it. Enya<3
2007-11-20 11:41:07 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Enya♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
do resistance excersizes like rhomboid squeezes, lateral arm raises, erector spinae. keep the reps small and weight high if u want to build
2007-11-20 11:42:03 · answer #9 · answered by cleo the pussycat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably swimming,
Maybe weights?
2007-11-20 11:41:19 · answer #10 · answered by SARAH 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋