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#284: How To Build Your Back

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Eric, Brad, and Alberto discuss programming and exercise technique strategies to make your back training more effective. Why does training your back require a bit more strategy than other muscle groups? What are the coaches’ recommended movement patterns for complete back development? Do muscles only grow uniformly or is it possible to get regional hypertrophy? How much range of motion should you aim to get when performing lengthened partials? What are some different ways you can track your back training when performing partial reps? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.Timestamps0:00- How Alberto made such big improvements in his back last offseason6:50- Why training your back requires a bit more strategy than other muscle groups13:10- Volume & Frequency 32:02- Quality over quantity 35:53- Alberto’s aha moment 41:12- Mistaking an absence of evidence for evidence of absence/Clinging too tightly to research50:20- Why some people can get more lengthened partial reps than others57:51- Strategies to make your back training more effective1:01:07- Experiment! 1:07:47- Different ways to track your back training when doing partial reps Selected Links From This EpisodeBodybuilding Program Design (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/bodybuilding-program-designCoaching By Team 3DMJ- https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching Thanks for listening to The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪 SIGN UP FOR ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SERVICES - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TAKE OUR VIDEO COURSES FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch our show on YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/team3dmj

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06/12/2025

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78 minutes

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3D Muscle Journey

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<p>Eric, Brad, and Alberto discuss programming and exercise technique strategies to make your back training more effective. Why does training your back require a bit more strategy than other muscle groups? What are the coaches’ recommended movement patterns for complete back development? Do muscles only grow uniformly or is it possible to get regional hypertrophy? How much range of motion should you aim to get when performing lengthened partials? What are some different ways you can track your back training when performing partial reps? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p><strong>0:00-</strong> How Alberto made such big improvements in his back last offseason</p><p><strong>6:50- </strong>Why training your back requires a bit more strategy than other muscle groups</p><p><strong>13:10- </strong>Volume &amp; Frequency<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>32:02- </strong>Quality over quantity<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>35:53- </strong>Alberto’s aha moment<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>41:12-</strong> Mistaking an absence of evidence for evidence of absence/Clinging too tightly to research</p><p><strong>50:20-</strong> Why some people can get more lengthened partial reps than others</p><p><strong>57:51-</strong> Strategies to make your back training more effective</p><p><strong>1:01:07-</strong> Experiment! </p><p><strong>1:07:47-</strong> Different ways to track your back training when doing partial reps </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Selected Links From This Episode</strong></p><p>Bodybuilding Program Design (Vault Course)- <a href="https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/bodybuilding-program-design">https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/bodybuilding-program-design</a></p><p>Coaching By Team 3DMJ- <a href="https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/">https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Thanks for listening to The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪</strong> </p><p>SIGN UP FOR ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SERVICES - <a href="https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://3dmusclejourney.com/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>TAKE OUR VIDEO COURSES FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS - <a href="https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Watch our show on YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/team3dmj">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/team3dmj</a></p>