The following details my back and biceps workout from last Sunday morning at Kirkland Gold’s Gym. I trained alone. Here is the workout…

Superset: Medium Neutral MAG Pulldowns & Supinate MAG Seated Pulley Rows

I used this for the pulldowns: https://www.elitefts.com/mag-medium-grip-neutral.html.

I used carabiners on the pulley rows: https://www.elitefts.com/carabiner-4-pack.html.

I used this for the pulley rows: https://www.elitefts.com/mag-close-grip-supinate.html.

Medium Neutral MAG Pulldowns x 10 reps with 140lbs

Immediately followed by…

Supinate MAG Seated Pulley Rows x 10 reps with 140lbs

*The Maximum Advantage Grip (MAG) attachments work great for supersets as they don’t require wrist wraps, but prevent your grip from failing. Perform this superset for 4 rounds.

Dumbbell Rows

Set 1 x 8 reps with 125lbs

Set 2 x 8 reps with 130lbs

Set 3 x 8 reps with 135lbs

Set 4 x 8 reps with 140lbs

Set 5 x 8 reps with 140lbs

Set 6 x 8 reps with 140lbs

*The key here is to get 8 solid reps on each set working your way up in weight. If you can’t get all 8 reps continuously, switch to rest-pause/dead-stop reps to help get you there.

Here is a video:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4urZxm-Jtw]

Banded Dumbbell Pullovers

I used this band on the pullover: https://www.elitefts.com/pro-mini-resistance-band.html.

Set 1 x 14 reps (failure) with 85lbs + band

Set 2 x 11 reps (failure) with 85lbs + band

Set 3 x 9 reps (failure) with 85lbs + band

*Attaching the band makes the contraction that much better and helps keep the tension on the lats.

Superset: Chin-ups & Barbell Curls

Chin-ups x 10 reps with assistance

Immediately followed by…

Barbell curls x 8 reps with 60lbs

*I did chins both to finish off my back and also pre-fatigue my biceps in the superset. As such, flex your biceps hard at the top on each rep. I used a cheaper machine here - FYI. Nothing fancy on the barbell curls other than flexing hard in the contracted position for a split second and controlling the negative. Perform this superset for 4 rounds.

That concluded this back and biceps workout.

Train hard!

Mark

Mark Dugdale
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