Bigger Back, Bigger Bench with One New Exercise Variation

  Having a strong back is one of the “secrets” to a huge bench press. It also looks awesome in a t shirt. What if I told you that you can get both with one new exercise variation? That get your attention? Good. I stumbled upon this the other day while doing high cable rows with the Made in USA

Tsunami Bar Pulldown Bar.         I love this bar because the flex seems to allow you to contract your lats more efficiently. As was doing my rows, I thought of an article I wrote in 2016 on

5 Tips for a Bigger Bench. The 5 tips were:  

• Drag It
• Stretch It
• Shorten It
• Meet It
• Smash It

This one new variation on a cable row covers 3 of them. 4 if you really want to be a badass. The 3 it really hits are:  

• Drag it
• Shorten it
• Meet it

I added in an

Orlando Barbell Power Loop and that really helped me Stretch it.      



    It’s a pretty simple exercise that combines 3 movements:  

• Straight Arm Pulldown-this helps the Drag It part and lat engagement
• Scapular Retraction-this is Shorten It
• Meet it-as you row the bar low to the chest/belly, push your belly up to meet it.
• Adding the Power Loop will make Stretching It more effective.

  I suggest mastering the 3 separate steps before adding the Stretch it. For clarification, I made a sweet video. Watch it. Do it.  

Watch the video on how to get a

Bigger Back, Bigger Bench with One New Exercise Variation below.

    This One New Exercise Variation really smokes your lats! Did you miss last week’s log?

Read it here  



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C.J. Murphy

October 8, 2020