Looking for guidance on a back workout routine. I rotate between three groups: legs, chest, back. Not super strict, just as often as I can get into the gym. I am at the point where I have started to add in more free weights and less machines. Found some good ones for legs and chest, but not as many for back. Plus the machines I use for back seem pretty good anyway. Also, some places online listed deadlift as a back workout but it seems like more of a leg workout to me.

  • Valbrandur@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not who you’re asking to, but I would always recommend to use a free weight barbell when deadlifting. The Smith machine is something I always avoid because it takes away the factor of stability, and when you don’t train it you will notice if you switch to free weights after training with the Smith machine that you will lift less. As for dumbbells, I honestly do not think there are any of those heavy enough to practice the deadlift with them, and even then I think your form would suffer heavily from it.

    If you need some theory on how to perform them with good form, I think this video is ideal for it.