***TIMESTAMPS*** How many people do you think are gonna comment and complain that it took me 8 minutes to get to the Exercises? Get your popcorn out, and let’s see. I hope y’all like the REAL important content just as much as the exercise suggestions :-) 00:40 - Tight Neck & Shoulders? 3:35 - What is the Upper Back vs Lats? 3:55 - Lat Anatomy 4:50 - Upper Back Anatomy 5:55 - Good vs Bad Posture 6:20 - Cheeky Biceps Flex 8:15 - Exercise Number 1 - FINALLY! 11:02 - Exercise Number 2
Are there people complaining? Seriously? Even when you're cool enough to take your time and divide the video in sections, and they could easily jump right into what they want with one click? Some people are insane, that's a fact... Anyway, I found the whole video useful, and thank you for sharing all this knowledge with us!
Yes the lat pulldowns is actually better for upper back ! I’m glad someone finally said it. The closer your hands are together the more it works your lats and the wider they are the more upper/middle part of the back it works. I’ve been doing chin-ups (grip slightly less than shoulder width) since lockdown and I’ve seen direct improvement to my lats
1) snatch grip high pull , 2) any type of bent over row when the focus is pinching shoulder blades . And also one arm rows . I always , always , allow my back to stretch at the bottom , almost to the point the weight touches the floor without actually transferring the weight to the floor .
Just to mention the exercises means nothing without the explanation. People need to understand that it is important to know this while executing the movement. Maxing out the Education is what we need. In this Channel you find the „hidden“ diamonds. Much appreciation from germany, cologne
I am a newbie in training. I don't really train the upper back specifically but I want bigger traps and a bigger back. I am so happy for this video because tomorrow is my back and biceps day.
I like to do seal rows on an incline bench. Get a really good stretch, and can get a really good contraction, with lower back support due to having your chest contacting the bench. Great video as always.
I can't believe I haven't discovered this channel earlier. I just watched your hamstring mobility video a minute ago. This is my second video ever and you've earned a subscriber
Preach man real knowledgeable trainers like you who know the true tips for muscle activation should get the views and subscribes. Great video cheers man
So far the best Channel concerning everything about Working out. I am Bodybuilding already since 14 years (with head and Heart) i was always learning and evolving by watching other Pros und through experience. BUT YOUT KNOWLEDGE AND WAY OF EXPLAINING IT IS JUST ON ANOTHER LEVEL 🤙🙌
Eugene i had to tell you my most hated exercise for back was lat pulldowns because of the instability in it but when i tried it using your modification which is chest fly handles, man it became my favorite
Hey, I am a powerlifter and the way I did chin-ups was similar to your pull-down technique. Getting the full ROM in this upper back exercise was always a key way to getting a big back ( and deadlifts but only to some degree). So what I want to mention is that stretching the lat is always important, many bodybuilders had this technique back then, where they instead of resting hanged themself out at a pull-up bar. Letting the lat stretch. I also imported a technique where I pause at the end of the positive phase when my shoulder blades reach each other. Its really important to emphasize the fact that many people don't get the whole ROM while doing rows, they put on more weight and shorten the ROM. Good video greetings from europe.
A great bodyweight alternative for T-Bar rows are Australian pull-ups, also known as bodyweight rows. They seem to mimic our natural strength curve in a similar way
Mate. Ive seen a lot of exercise channels. Seeing someone who can correctly utilise anatomy and movement terminology with clear explanation is very rare, but you've done it. You've made a subscriber out of me. Keep at it.
You the man again Eugene keep the good content coming? Would live a video on upper chest exercises and how to feel upper chest activation as I struggle to feel mine
Loving the content. This is an area I always had tightness in. Since starting to focus on my pull up variations it’s been better. Now I know why! Will definitely add in more upper back work!
I really like the shrug variation video (I watched on your app) where you are seated and slightly bent forward but shrug arms kind of up and behind the body! great contraction in my rhomboids!!!
Great video Eugene! Learned a lot! Loved how you mentioned about not being afraid for the to protract or retract in an exercise. This should not be neglected because sometimes we might have to go to these positions throughout our day. We tend to restrict to This shoulders back down and chest up. Thanks for sharing🙏🏼
One of my favorite trap exercises is the rack pull. I used to be on and off with it but once i started keeping the tension in my back at all times, my traps and upper back started lighting up. Also helps strengthen the lower back and helps with deadlifting Another one is inverted rows. Flaring the elbows and grip really lights up the traps and rhomboids. Plus its all body weight so its easy to do and setup
I love your recommendations. This is an area I dedicate a lot of attention too as it's a weak point of mine. My faves are chest supported wide grip rows as you suggested, Chest expander pull-aparts (I'm talking about that device with springs connected to handles from the bronze/silver age of bodybuilding); the vertical pull-aparts mimic the second exercise you outlined perfectly! Ultra wide arched pullups/pulldows are also fantanstic. And for upper/mid-back erector thickness I'm favoring Good mornings, RDLs, particularly with a snatch grip, in which the bar is allowed to "drift" away from the knees and shins at the bottom of the range of motion and, more recently, inspired by your vids, Zercher squats.
I had pain and stiffness in my upper back until I started walking daily.. it took a few weeks but it really helped. Standing up straight and moving... weird how much it helps when you used to sit all day
With this video, and the video about the lats and the rear delts, I enter a new world.... because before this I consider the back as a whole, not as 3 separate regions. I will study them now more in details, thank you! I still have to study and understand the differences of the several elbow travelling paths better.
I subscribed because of the content and how you sectioned up the video with topics. Also because I'm digging those stairs. Your channel's popularity will explode before the end of 2021. Guaranteed.
Paused the video to answer these two questions. My favourite upper back exercise is the inverted body weight row under a barbell set at hip height. I had to start somewhere and this exercise gave me the confidence to approach my upper back more seriously. On the flip side (before having watched the rest of the video) I constantly have to roll out upper back stiffness and knots. I'll even stretch my upper back out between sets.. Edit: Ah.. see, I'm doing exactly what he suggests you do not do, very stiff upper back during the exercise. I'm definitely gonna try to allow myself to stretch out more on the eccentric parts of the movements.
The range of motion and angles achievable by the meadows row is legendary as I’m sure we can all agree. When I straighten my support leg along side the bar it works the hell out of my glutes and there’s a support chain along the torso being utilized I really find beneficial. Terrific info.
Hello, thanks a lot for your video! What do you think about the hammer strenght (or any other brand) high row? Some say it is perfect for upper back but i miss the rounding of the upper back.. thanks in advance!
Really great video Eugene! I really like your tips of arm path and shoulder retraction and protraction. I also really like how you have highlighted how the lat pulldown is more trap dominant than lat, especially when extending the thoracic spine, its like like a vertical row :)
T-bar rows where your chest lays on a pad. on the negative you can let everything wrap around the pad to get a really nice big stretch edit: one minute later you do that exact thing in the video :D
My 2 meadow rows and pull-ups to the chest. Another great video. Well done uncle Teo. This video creates awareness to roll shoulders forward for a better stretch💪🏾
The way you breakdown the bio mechanics of the body has taken my training to another level 💪🏿 All these years training back and never really understood what the function of the muscles were. Really appreciate your content 🙏🏿🙏🏿
I typically split my back work into horizontal pull, vertical pull and rear delt. Current movements for vertical are ring pull ups and chest supported cable pull down from your other back video, horizontal EZ bar row and seal bench EZ bar rows and rear delts are seal bench face pulls and seal bench DB flyes.
Hey Eugene, I love your upper back exercises. I have a trigger point in my right trap that causes a lot of discomfort in my neck. I’m not sure if these exercises have helped though. That trigger point seems to store a lot of energy and dry needling is the best form of relief I’ve found by going to PT for my shoulder. Thanks for the content!
