Banks will compete within the 2024 Dubai Professional on July 28, 2024.
A well-sculpted again isn’t simply an aesthetic marvel; it’s typically the deciding issue between victory and defeat in bodybuilding competitions. A V-taper, characterised by broad shoulders tapering right down to a slim waist, is much more essential for Males’s Physique athletes. It accentuates the higher physique, the only real focus of judging within the division.
Former Males’s Physique Olympia champion Erin Banks has the most effective backs within the professional circuit. On June 11, 2024, he printed a video on his YouTube channel, sharing a grueling again exercise routine to forge an Olympia-worthy physique.
Erin Banks’ 2024 Dubai Professional Again Exercise
Here’s a snapshot of the coaching session:
Take a look at the video beneath:
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Single-Arm Lat Pulldowns
Banks primes his muscle tissues through single-arm lat pulldowns earlier than tackling the extra demanding compound actions later within the session. To accommodate his lengthy arms, Banks performs single-arm lat pulldowns seated on the ground.
Prioritizing type over weight, Banks externally rotates his wrists throughout eccentrics to realize a deeper lat stretch on the prime.
T-Bar Rows
Banks emphasizes hand placement whereas performing T-bar rows, which is essential in focusing on particular areas of his again. He recommends a wider-than-shoulder-width grip to advertise again width, a shoulder-width grip for mid-back coaching, and a impartial grip to reinforce again thickness.
Whereas sustaining his torso at 45 levels, Banks grabbed the T-bar with a large grip and flared his elbows throughout concentrics. He accomplished six units of six repetitions.
Machine Low Rows
Banks trains his decrease lats utilizing machine low rows. He initiates every rep by retracting the scapula and lifting his chest off the pad throughout concentrics. The 36-year-old employs gradual eccentrics to maximise time beneath stress (TUT) to advertise hypertrophy. (1)
Behind-the-Neck Lat Pulldown
Banks sat backward on the lat pulldown machine and grabbed the bar with a large, overhand grip. Whereas sustaining a slight ahead lean, he pulled the bar towards the nape of his neck.
Superset — Straight-Arm Lat Pulldown & Facepulls
Banks set the cable pulley to the highest and used a rope attachment for the superset. Along with his torso at 45 levels and elbows barely flexed, Banks pulled the rope towards his thighs whereas spreading his fingers aside. He paused within the backside place and contracted the lats.

Though the rear delts are technically part of the shoulder, Banks trains them on again day. Using a impartial grip on the rope attachment, Banks pulled his elbows extensive to shoulder peak, pausing briefly on the prime of his ROM to imitate the rear double biceps pose.
The place to Subsequent?
Banks is anticipated to compete on the 2024 Dubai Professional on July 28, 2024. Banks is certified for all times to compete within the Males’s Physique Olympia as a former champion of the division.
References
- Burd NA, Andrews RJ, West DW, et al. Muscle time beneath stress throughout resistance train stimulates differential muscle protein sub-fractional artificial responses in males. J Physiol. 2012;590(2):351-362. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2011.221200
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