Getting a decent back workout is still one of the ways gym-goers justify exorbitant monthly gym membership fees. It's true that many people don't have the necessary space at home to keep enough equipment. If you plan to make a home gym or already have one, let's look at how you can maximize your back workouts and at what cost.
Pulling Your Weight
If you are just starting out, a sub-$50 doorway pull-up bar is all you need to get a good upper-back workout at home. The style popularized by the P90-X training program that fit between doorways are ideal as they afford you a variety of grips. An improvement from here would be a $150 vertical knee-raise unit with pull-up bar as it's higher up and can support more weight. This is especially useful if you want to add resistance with a dipping belt and weight plates - doorway pull-up bars or your doorway itself might not be up to the job!
If You Are Really Serious, Get A Power Cage
A $350+ power cage lets you train with barbells to failure without having to worry about safety. You can drop the barbell and it will land on the safety bars on each side. This lets you train your back to failure with bent-over barbell rows, stiff-legged deadlifts and standard deadlifts, especially if you use wrist straps so that your back fails before your grip gives out. Power cages have pull-up bars at the top in the center or at the front and will be the strongest possible pull-up bars you can have at home.
Modify Your Power Cage
Choose a cage with a pull-up bar that allows for wide, narrow and neutral grips. This will let you target most muscles in your upper back, shoulder and biceps. Most power cages have the option to include weight stacks and pulley systems. This is a space-saving way for you to do lat pull-downs and seated rows. Looking online these days there are some incredible discounts of almost 70% on lat pull down machines but not all of us have the space for free-standing machines at home. Having a dedicated pull down machine would be great, but it's much cheaper to have a $100+ pulley system built onto your power cage.
Do You Have Room For Extensions?
Having your own back extension bench can seem pretty tempting when you find one online for a 70% discount. The trouble is that these benches are single function and take up quite a lot of space for just one exercise. Most people invest in a high-quality adjustable bench and then use the foot plates on their power cage's pulley stack to steady themselves while doing extensions. You have to put the bench flat and width-ways inside the power cage. This isn't ideal as it doesn't afford you the same range of motion as an extension bench.
Give Yourself Room To Grow
If you have the space for a power cage at home, then you've all the space required for a killer back workout. A power cage will last your lifetime and never give out on you. The cost of getting a great back workout is just the cost of the cage, barbells, plates and pull system. This equipment will stand you in good stead and let you grow all you need.
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