Rhomboids with Corner T-Bar exercise!

[wastedtalent09]

LOL nice cargo workout shorts

[dontfeedthejoel]

Wow... I am simply appalled by the form. It is important to maintain good form so you do not seriously injure your back. Form is especially important when you are lifting heavier loads. Poor form is a ticking time bomb until injury.

[michaelanthony]

@dontfeedthejoel - I can't agree with you more! Absolutely right! Form is EVERYTHING! However, in this video, I was simply going heavy for the hell of it. I don't train like this, cuz if I did, I probably would be all injured and unable to workout.

[RushIsMyLifeFool]

Good video but wtf is your camera man doing, jerking off?? lmao wtf "fuck yeah!"

[michaelanthony]

@RushIsMyLifeFool - LOL! Yeah, sounds kinda gross! HAHAHA!

[ZGzoids]

the first few seconds of this vid, I swear your were gonna get naked.

Respect to you, stay strong.

[michaelanthony]

@ZGzoids - No way dude...LOL! I was just making my belt a little tighter to act as sort of a lifting belt.

[Tayrineh]

coisa mais gostosa jesus!

[michaelanthony]

@Tayrineh - Gracias ;)

[ATTherapist]

Ah, you're actually not fully contracting your rhomboids via this exercise, due to the lack of shoulder extension leading to scapular upward rotation (which the rhomboids are recruited for). Use less weight there big guy, and focus more on form or technique is you are going to label an exercise.

J.L.

Sports Therapist, Strength and Conditioning coach

[michaelanthony]

@ATTherapist - I could definitely contract more, and pull them elbows back some. But i'm limited to doing so due to the amount of weight. You are absolutely right, I could limit some of the weight. But I was simply doing this video for fun, not to teach anyone how to lift or perform this exercise...LOL!

[rakutazon]

nice!

[michaelanthony]

@rakutazon - Thank you ;)

[pureefficient]

gj man when did oyu begin bodybuilding. I am 14 and i began to bodybuild. You go about tossing wieght that you cant even pick up. then you learn to use form,feel, and get a hardcore diet and you begin to see fast results.

I have a few viens already but my fat index is 9% and I wiegh 135lbs. I want to encourage other kids my age to do the same and even younger ones maybe age 12 so they can get similar results to mines or better then mines. Its good to feel fit and everyone should do so to.

[michaelanthony]

but I thank you for all your comments anyways, positive or negative...thank you.

[xxhitmankillxx]

@michaelanthony great form bro i love it

[michaelanthony]

@xxhitmankillxx  - Thanks man, it's not the greatest, but better than a lot that i've seen before!

[michaelanthony]

HAHA! I love all the negative comments on here! So much fun to read. The form on this exercise wasn't up to par with peeps on here, it depends on who is judging. This was a little too much weight for me to do it correctly (strict form). I should have done the weight at 2 plates instead of 3. But I simply wanted to see my rhomboids in action, as I never have seen that before. Yes, you can do this with a normal barbell, simply use a corner, and use the "diamond bar" to pull it up. Enjoy =)

[unleashed581]

ayo mariusz pudzianowski put a shirt on cause ronnie coleman is hiding

[michaelanthony]

yea, sure...ok =)

[logistix11111]

"Fist fucking faggots at the YMCA on gym mats" - Micky Avalon

[michaelanthony]

ok fat ass...let's see some vids of your fat, out of shape body...LOL!

[RockNRollSoldier1]

so you can do this with a normal barbell?

[michaelanthony]

yes, you can. Simply use the corner to place barbell on floor, then use the "diamond bar" to pull up the weight, or you can use ur bare hands as well.

[Nazifovski]

@michaelanthony

I can put the barbel on the floor and use my bare hands .. cause i dont have diamond bar.. and i can supstitute this exercise instead of Bentover barbel rows?

[michaelanthony]

@Nazifovski - Yes, you can do this the way you mentioned. And there's nothing wrong in doing so. I just prefer the handle cuz it helps with gripping and allowing to pull more weight.

[jeriwho]

Looks like a great exercise for bodybuilders, but for scoliosis (low and mid level) sufferers, this exercise, the way it is being done, is not sufficiently hitting all areas of the rhomboids in a way that will help the muscles support a curved spine. You need to do an exercise that allows the elbows to pull back further, to get the entire rhomboid range, especially where the rhomboids are close to the spine.

[michaelanthony]

yes, I agree. This exercise "can" lack range of motion. Seated cable rows allow for much more range of motion, and pulling back further.

[tiana123123321]

ahaa so that wat gives u the thick middle back shapee ?/

[michaelanthony]

it's one of the exercises that helps with this, certainly. But there are others as well. Good luck.

[cpdaman]

many people have an imbalance which causes their upper traps to take over and in turn they have weak rhomboids and weak low-mid traps

to correct this you gotta lay off shrugs

and do some lower trap work.....like underhand grip rows (concentrate on keeping your shoulders down (depressed) while you bring them back and contract back as you row

bent over and seated rows with the above advice should do the trick

[michaelanthony]

I agree. However, if you pay close attention, my traps are lacking in size/muscle. Therefore I do not have this problem. But I could see how someone with big traps can be using them to "pinch" at the top, or pull them out of the "whole" so to speak on the other end of the exercise as well, all depending on what they are trying to accomplish. Bent over barbell rows are a favorite of mine, allows for great muscle contraction if done properly.

[michaelanthony]

@cpdaman - Thanks for the advice...but I don't even have big traps...LOL!

[naflodi]

Nice. Why arent you a model or movie star?

[michaelanthony]

Model every now and then...movie star (I'd love to be).

[tiana123123321]

ahaa so dats rhomboids da back chunky muclse am dying to get that i thogut they come out if u do ur traps ??!!! wen i do the t bar rows i kinda squeze me lats more and try to bend over more like close to parellal to the ground so u guta go up a bit ahaaa lol thanx for the vidoe

[moviephoneguy]

can someone tell me the name for this exercise?

[azsianwun]

t-bar rows

[oharmon]

Thats hitting directly in the middle of your back right? I've been doing bent over rows forever and it seems like it doesn't do a thing for my middle back.

[GuitaristJesse2442]

thats because the rows do your lats

the outside of your back

[mmaman88]

you need to bring your arms back as far as you can and squeeze your back together if you wanna hit the middle you no what i mean right ? try it it works

[cpdaman]

or because you got into a BAD HABIT of not depressing your shoulders ....i.e relaxing traps as you pull

you have to re-train your body in the correct movement pattern i.e do seated back rows and keep shoulders depressed when you retract them (i.e row)...it will take several weaks to retrain the upper traps not to take over

[hashrou]

i've got traps to big for my body size and weak rhomboids had a rotator cuff injury so doing external rotations etc so its all good. but the problem i have is what you mentioned how do you depress the shoulders?? and when you do an excercises like this one, do you let your shoulder blades move back and forth or keep them static?

[cpdaman]

a way to practice depressing shoulder is to get on the pulldown machine and start in a stretched position and practice a 2 inch movement where you pull the shoulders down keeping arms straight...the trick is to visualize yourself pulling with lower traps.....T.Nation has many article on this

[michaelanthony]

Also, try bent over barbell rows, or dumbbell rows as well.

[GPTHS]

ive done this exercise it is really really good makes you use a lot of energy and if done correctly around 12 reps 6 sets with pretty heavy weights it works my question is do i get the eye looking that at the back when i do this?

[michaelanthony]

Sorry, im not sure i understand your question. I think you are asking me how to get the "eye" looking shape on your back when doing this? Well, im not sure what "eye" you're talking about. Check back with me, or send me a message, and i'll gladly respond to you.

[GPTHS]

eye looking shape i meant by muscle at the back the forms like an eye do i get that if i do this exercise?

[michaelanthony]

Well im sure it would help to some extent, but it won't actually "GIVE" you the eye looking shape by doing this exercise only. Try a variation of many exercises, and emphasize on strict form, and slow motion.

[GPTHS]

btw u look pretty lean bro u strict with ur diet? gimme some hints do u do cardio hardout or any stuff like HIT or HIIT?

[michaelanthony]

well back when i recorded this vid, i wasn't doing cardio, i was only dancing at the clubs on the weekends, and that's all i could think of that would count as cardio. But i watch my diet, and stay away from too many carbs. Currently I do cardio about 2 times a week, and im still watching my diet. I'll try to record another vid soon, and post it up.

[GPTHS]

cool bro ima watch ur up coming video im a fan i wanna get ur back muscles since my rhomboids are small ahhahahh

[d2paintballer]

Awesome. Thanks for the reply, keep it up bro. If It werent for your reply, and watching this vid, I probably wouldnt have done this exercise. I tore my laborum,( car wreck) and am getting back into lifting again , so this will help me out mass. Thanks again

[michaelanthony]

WOW, sorry to hear about your accident. Just start off by warming up REALLY WELL! Then proceed to very LIGHT exercises, and go from there. Injuries suck! I've injured my right shoulder twice, and my left shoulder once. I know how long you have to wait before you can hit the weights again.

GOOD LUCK!

[d2paintballer]

Hey, thats good progress on the rombs. Looks like you have been working on those for a while. What exactly are you doing on this exercise? Stretching at the bottom and pulling up with shoulders back? I dont see how it can work soley the rombs, wont it work shoulder/ bicept/ lats? I am just asking bc it looks like a great exercise. Post back if you can. Thanks man , keep up the good work

[michaelanthony]

Yes, stretching at the bottom and pulling up with my shoulders back. You are right, it doesn't "solely" work the rhombs, it also incorporates the shoulders/biceps/lats as well. But the main point here is to make sure you concentrate and squeeze the rhomboids as you pull back! If done slowly, and properly, after 15-20 reps, you'll feel the burn in your rhomboids.

Thanks for the positive criticism folks! Keep lookin!

[michaelanthony]

@d2paintballer - Thanks, greatly appreciated! Yes, stretching allows for more of the lats to be worked, while when contracting making sure that you contract and squeeze the inner back/rhomboids so that they get the gut of the exercise. Yes, this usually works Rhomboids, Lats, Shoulders, Biceps...it all depends on how well you can isolate each muscle, and what you want to isolate in general. Thanks, good luck ;)

[yasser157]

heavy back muscles!!i wanna have a "V" torse,just like you.and i wanna know which exercice i have to do ?

[michaelanthony]

I wasnt trying 2 go heavy on this exercise, i simply recorded it cause i wanted 2 see my rhomboids in action, that is all. But 4 all of you that are giving me negative feedback, i got one word 4 you...HATERS! You all wish you had rhomboids like me, HAHAHA! I looked up all 3 of your profiles, and i didnt see any videos of yourselves... Post some videos up and prove me wrong. I will agree however with having 2 "hunker down" in order 2 get fuller range of motion. Any more constructive feedback?

[lecapopral]

Totally agree, what it the point of showing yourself doing partial reps of an exercise that anybody should be able to do with their bodyweight as this guy is? If you don't need to strap or hold down the other end of that bar you're not doing any real weight. Use many smaller plates to get full contraction, and hunker down over that thing to get full extension. Nodding your head toward the bar doesn't do squat. And put a shirt on; it seriously makes you look Marky Mark gay.

[matthawks9]

dam some people are gay, recording themselves at the gym.. get a life

[matthawks9]

dam some people are gay, recording themselves at the gym.. get a life

[koreankid1337]

damn nice back dude

[FreestyleKing1991]

damn i wish my back was like yours..imma go try that technique u using tho thanks!