Jay Cutler, your now 4-time Mr. Olympia, has many physical features that make him the champion he is. Most notably is his very wide and detailed back which comes from years and years of bodypart-specific training. Here you will find some of his routines that he has been seen using throughout the years.

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Ronnie Coleman is one of the, if not the most dominant Mr. Olympia of all time. He shares 8 consecutive victories along with Lee Haney. Ronnie is one of the biggest and most complete bodybuilders to ever step on the stage. Ronnie was unstoppable for 8 years as he swept the Olympia stage with gigantic legs, huge arms, a gigantic chest, and his best feature, his back. In this article, cited directly from Ronnie Coleman.net, we will see what exercises and routines Ronnie used to develop such a back.

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Dean Lesiak, a 29-year-old bodybuilder from South Birmingham decided to share some information today about some of his secrets to building a strong and massive back. Building a good back is essential on the bodybuilding stage. Many will recall the expression that “shows are won from the back”. Let’s take a look at what Dean Lesiak has to say.

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There is no question that the deadlift is just about the best exercise for adding mass and strength to one’s entire back. Most people do not know how to properly execute the deadlift and do not realize the benefits from deadlifting. The dead lift is one of the three lifts used in all power lifting competitions. Just like the bench press and the squat, the deadlift is an exercise that can be done using much more weight than can be used on other exercises and is a great determiner of overall strength.

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In a bodybuilding competition, many will tell you that shows are won from the back. Having an impressive back is crucial for overall power and strength and for bodybuilding in general. Your back consists primarily of your lats, the muscle connecting your armpits to your waist, the traps, the muscle that reaches from your skull to your rhomboids, teres major, teres minor, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and rhomboideus. Because the back is such a large group of muscles, it may be difficult to try to isolate certain muscles, so usually sticking with simple, free weight compound exercises may be best to obtain growth. Here is a list of our top 5 exercises to build a huge back.

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Okay let’s all be honest. Everyone in the room who did a back workout their first day they ever lifted weights please raise your hands. If you are raising your hand stop lying to me. Let’s face it…the chest, arms, and abs are the showboat muscles. I know that the first six months that I worked out I only did chest and arm workouts. Overtime I began lifting shoulders and even legs. There was one thing I still refused to work and that was back. I mean at least when I was working my legs I could flex and watch the muscle watch work even though it was painful. However working back is not only painful, but you cannot even watch the muscles work.

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