Heavy Back Training with Thick Bar for Grip Strength
This past Thursday, Luke and I used Thick Bar Handles for just about everything on our Back Day, please we went pretty darn heavy, as well.
Here’s how the workout went:
Rolling Thunder Pull-ups with Weight Added – 3 sets of 3
Luke (203lbs) went with a 24-kg kettlebell added
Jedd (255lbs) went with 90lbs in plates added
I had to re-grip for all my 3rd reps. We also threw in some holds at the top of some of the reps.
Narrow Handle Thick Grip Pull-downs
We worked up to 305lbs and did 6 to 10 reps per set. These were extremely heavy, and resulted in some partial reps, as well as holds. We focused on controlling the weight, not throwing it.
Thick Handled Loadable Dumbbell Rows
I used a plate loadable handle with a 2.5″ grip. I started with 165lbs, then dropped it down to 150lbs.
Luke used the 120lb shot loadable dumbbell. Aimed for 5 reps per hand. We did 3 work sets.
Banded Straight Arm Lat Pulls
These might have a different name, but I’m drawing a blank. They hit your lats, teres major, posterior deltoids, rhomboids, and your glutes & hamstrings as well. They’re VICIOUS. 4 sets. 2 with black bands, 2 with purple bands.
All the best in your training.
Jedd
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