Get A Huge Back With Only 3 Exercises

Dr Mike Israetel & Jared Feather put me through an intense back workout for Lat width. Pull Ups, Lat Prayers & Deficit Smith Machine Barbell Rows.
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This 3 exercise minimalist Lat/Back workout is all you need to grow your back. Keep it simple, train with good technique and effort and enjoy the results!

[@horrispeemactitty]

no music in this vid makes Mike's jokes even more hilarious with that slightly whispering voice

[@modofatak]

How does one “slightly” whisper?

[@rldv634]

@@modofataksoft spoken

[@TheMaytricks]

You can feel the awkwardness/tension lmao

[@espenstoro]

@@modofatak Sensually

[@14whitechapel]

Absolutely golden 😅

[@vmarliere]

This looks like an episode from the office

[@Mixo1998]

Hahahahaha so accurate

[@Horus-Lupercal]

Brit or Yank?

[@aquilesvaesta2666]

Yup

[@FXGRIEF87]

The Gym , could be a great spin off 😂

[@stephaniamunoz6066]

Facts

[@Theguyfromvoid]

This whole segment low key feels like ASMR and I'm here for it.

[@Jimminityjabooboo]

Drained my balls on this one tbh cuh

[@mellow2879]

i recalled Ronnie Coleman ASMR video

[@M333STA]

im feeling mike inside my ear and im all for it

[@mothstomper]

Beat me to it. Never saw the appeal for ASMR til dr mike started laying it on thick haha

[@NeilPundick]

Dudes in my gym wouldnt believe that you dont need to grunt loudly, yell, or slam weights on your final rep in order to build muscle. This video would blow minds

[@shaymiantewhau3014]

I like how he still says rack for a bodyweight exercise

[@42neddy]

Same lol

[@yeros404]

Ye imma start using that

[@MikeAIright]

i was confused because he wasn't racking anything

[@firagabird]

I think he's complimenting Eugene's nice rack

[@CLOUDKID11]

@@MikeAIright he was racking that back

[@canererbay8842]

Just leaving my vote that the background silence is *WONDERFUL!* More creators need to do this.

[@canererbay8842]

Also, 9:42 was so genuine LOL

[@marwansamy2673]

jarreds haircut is a crime

[@blackrhino44]

We just need 12 of us to hold him down while someone else shaves it off.

[@John-X]

bro looks like Chunk from The Ripping Friends

[@marwansamy2673]

@@John-X lmao he fucking does

[@bigbird4481]

I had to look up who that is lol I see the resemblance​@@John-X

[@capacious1288]

Looks like a dog layed a log on his dome

[@Moose_Hawkins]

"This is called 'working out'" Next level insight, only the best from Dr Mike

[@dillondrew2832]

Mike shoulda said Harry Squatter: The boy who lifted

[@AdStellae-]

That's Clarence.

[@ESPguitaristozzy]

That's clarence dude

[@user-uk3yb7qy9b]

Hagrid

[@Nicklashellgren]

Lord Swoledemort

[@TravisMcGee151]

@@NicklashellgrenMike needs to do something about his beer belly 😅

[@PoorlySoup]

Those pullups looked brutal. Also I genuinely enjoyed the lack of music and ADHD inducing cuts and b-roll that so many other videos out there use. Combined with Mike's sultry whispering tone, this made for a very educational and zen watching experience.

[@eduardozurita7433]

lol seek help please

[@maxvanhorn8678]

Totally agree 👏

[@iamapokerface8992]

yes agreed

[@alexpivniouk8421]

At first I was weirded out but it was actually a really good vibe

[@user-ms6yi8nf7v]

Agreed

[@K4ZUY4MISHM4]

Mike is blazed out of his mind

[@magnusemeritus]

Anyone liking this comment should leave it alone after reaching 420 likes!

[@shanecar84]

I came looking for this comment thinking the same thing 😂

[@UrMomsFavSnack]

@@shanecar84 Yeah, he’s zooted’😂

[@jacobtimbers]

Beautiful lighting in that gym, very warm and nice. Audio is great too with no music. Dr Mike seems stoned for some reason. This might be the first time I've seen a gym ASMR video. 10/10.

[@jameswilkes451]

He could just be groggy lol, it could be early or late in the day. We've all been there, and Mike may seem confident in himself and his knowledge and not obsessed with seeming switched on.

[@drmontorsi7498]

he probably is

[@leoglasmeyer2853]

he sounds like that pretty often, he is just very slow paced with his words

[@GoatOfGandhi]

Thought I saw a woman rocking a baby on the couch in the background, so assumed they were being quiet to not wake the baby lol

[@fendybendy6466]

​@@GoatOfGandhiyou are right, i didnt even notice till you brought it up

[@beasty_b6967]

Pull-ups/chins Lat pulls Seated cable rows

[@Lmaschingon1]

Couldn’t hear a rep count. Could you?

[@rz5953]

​@@Lmaschingon1till past failure in order to maximize hypertrophy.

[@melkerwahlund]

@@rz5953But what should the goal be? 12? And if you can do more than 12 then increase the weight?

[@rz5953]

@@melkerwahlund i mean yeah you can have a goal of 12.. then once u reach 12 and still have a little juice.. Add a little more or less weight (mix it up) and try to crank out as many as you can till failure. This should all be done without taking a break for that set. It should kind of hurt a little, the feeling of failure from these types of exercises. Kind of like the leg extention pain you feel.

[@rz5953]

@@melkerwahlund for example of your train biceps past failure.. I promise you won't be able to fully extend your arms straight the next day. If you have never felt that.. then you need to train harder.

[@thexalt]

Also I just want to emphasize how incredible this video is? Some of it to editing and processing, but the decision to go without music made me much more engaged because I’m not distracted by anything else; just glued to the workouts and Mike and Jared’s awesome cues

[@sebastiencomeau3520]

💯

[@catedoge3206]

welcome to eugene teo.

[@R-SXX]

It's like the opposite of tictoc and smoll attentionspan culture, I live for this kind of videos

[@PB22559]

One thing they're not mentioning is what the benefits of holding at the top of the pull up are. Isometrics (static holds) strengthen the tendons. Stronger tendons will prevent injury (tendinitis, nerve impingements, tendon tears etc) and allow you to gain muscle mass faster.

[@thexalt]

@@PB22559 RP has emphasized that a LOT. In every video, there’s a clear emphasis on a big stretch on the eccentric.

[@MxmuPrm]

That lat prayer setup explanation was a fucking gem

[@startledmilk6670]

They were literally explaining how to do a freestyle (front crawl) pull in swimming with the lat prayer. As a competitive swimmer who trains for longer races, I have to do single arm lat prayers since I max out every stack due to how much I swim in that exact position lol.

[@ELRVMBO]

I love how calm and silent the gym is, only soft talking, the dim lighting no one screaming dropping weights leaving shit all over the place. Zen gym idea noise absorbent walls only soft talks allowed natural organic lighting. We often forget how to connect our mind with our body during exercise and the environment we are in really affects that.

[@spicycurry7238]

Never realized that Dr Mike ASMR is what I needed in my life

[@Richter_94]

That last quote from Jared, "they're all trying to row for their lats, but that's not what the row was designed for..." sums up why I had such shitty back width as a newbie. So many videos on rows like 5-10 years ago all talk about rowing "for your lats" when actually focusing on exercises in that overhead stretched position absolutely destroy them for lat hypertrophy. I started doing lat prayers about a year or so ago when I saw the RP guys doing them and my back has gotten so much wider whilst I've maintained the thickness I built early on with heavy deadlifts and rows. This is such a well thought-out back work out and great explanation for the movements involved.

[@JHCastelo]

I always had a nightmare when activating lats during barbell row. I dumped them from my training most of last year, did only vertical pulling and lat prayers. But man, I'm starting my workouts with some barbell reverse grip integrated partials, they are Wild for the lats and lower traps!

[@KneeGrowDoingKneeGrowThings]

People don't disengage their traps and rhomboids during rows (setting their shoulders low and back like in a bench press). But also yeah I do pull-down, prayers, and X pulls, the finish off with superset cable Kelso shrugs and standard shrugs

[@cideogameguy515]

single arm rows are lat biased

[@polypom8453]

@@KneeGrowDoingKneeGrowThings what's the point behind supersetting kelso with normal shrugs? they target the same muscles no? or do you just want the pump as finisher?

[@KneeGrowDoingKneeGrowThings]

@@polypom8453 because a Kelso shrug kinda forgets about the trap fibers connected to the neck; soo a Kelso shrug for a majority of the top and mid trap fibers then standard shrugs to your ear to finish off those fibers attached to the back of the neck. Edit: look at fiber orientation of traps. Shrugging back and shrugging up emphasize different part of upper traps

[@chrisd2430]

Dr Mike is high af lol. Love the video style. Very chill

[@qdis662]

I love this edit, no distracting music, it makes me feel like I'm in the room with them that bit more!

[@Tryingtobe_matt]

Bro Mike is baaaaaked 😂

[@Cglenn79]

My exact thought once I saw his eyes. 😂

[@bbt2999]

Fosho

[@austinjparr1]

100%

[@soxRtastey]

Bro that’s made this video way better

[@silversparticus5748]

Nice, I never knew he smokes weed. I like him even more now. Such an inspiration!

[@Sweatyleftist]

Mikes voice is so soothing in this video

[@lukaszmaresz6126]

I'm guessing he's baked.

[@joshuadacunha6768]

This is the most useful fitness content I’ve seen in a very long time. Mike’s the man

[@davidoftheforest3822]

this video was very helpful. I thought my mowhawk was crooked, but now I know it's perfect by comparison

[@cdrtej]

😂😂😂 I was wondering if it was a mohawk-combover

[@squidy4082]

Yeah that haircut is easily the worst I’ve seen

[@ctasitrep]

I really like how calm everyone is while also being excited to provide feedback and guidance.

[@hdavis9070]

thank you for clarifying the form on these Lat Prayers! Everyone looks at me weird for doing them this way, but they're effective!

[@JezzaN1]

Your gym is so sick brother. Always love seeing a feature from Dr. Mike and Jared!

[@greatmjones]

This workout is insane. We need more of these Dr. Mike.

[@ivanivanovski1]

Love the vibe of this video. These videos sound so therapeutic without the music. Also love the lighting and design of that gym.

[@maxvanhorn8678]

More videos of this format pleaaase! Mike talking ASMR, no background music, and just pure focus on the technique and workout. This is it 👌

[@Mediumdoo]

These sessions are absolute gold, live Training, education and humor!

[@ryanhall6507]

The level of education is humbling. Thank you for this.

[@epiqur6574]

I fell in love with this kind of no-music workout videos. Especially with someone as informative as Mike.

[@suzu8253]

I love this no music asmr soft voice format. I was engaged the whole time and these guys are brilliant teachers. Fantastic video!

[@j0kez708]

The chillest, most asmr, informative vid ever

[@axxa5000]

The relative quietness and lack of music really elevate the focus of the session. Two of my favorite fitness channels meeting up, great stuff.

[@TheOriginalJi]

what a video... genuine information, technique knowledge, and absolute banter. 10/10

[@Schlook]

f'n love how there is no music. This is some quality clip right here. Thanks guys

[@spartancrown]

Two of my favorite content creators. Glad you came together on this. That flight to Australia is brutal so credit to Mike and the whole family for making it.

[@Reason1717]

Great team up! Love this video. Eugene as usual your videos are so well done and helpful.

[@FriedRice4Lifee]

looks like I need to make adjustments to my lat prayer, love all 3 these guys and what they have to say about resistance training great vid

[@Mikey__R]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the audio quality! How did you get the acoustics so dry in that cavernous space? There's so little reverb, it makes understanding Dr Mikes whispers so easy to understand.

[@phishpillz]

There are plenty of audio repair plugins. Izotope rx for example. Any de-reverb etc

[@glennhankins6927]

Eugene, you're awesome. You're a good role model for the youth here in Canada.

[@mikewatson3718]

We need Jared’s forearm program

[@kapoioBCS]

Steroids

[@profundisconfutatis8093]

It's premium snap and OF 7 days a week

[@Mini-vz7yk]

Legit just lift heavy things, recover, eat, repeat

[@marcyeo1]

@@Mini-vz7yklol jared is definitely doing supplementary forearm work man

[@Mini-vz7yk]

@@marcyeo1 more like supplementary chemical work

[@aminehacklife]

Nice colab with MIKE i hope making more vidéos with him ❤❤❤

[@satoshi505]

loved this type of video, chill, no music and Dr.Mike whispering mike-sentences. Brilliant!

[@samuelalfonsin2360]

Thank you both!

[@toyotainthewild5370]

Jared's haircut is off center

[@derekvincent4158]

*very

[@Stuffandthingstoknow]

💯

[@skookum112]

I was thinking the same thing but I think it’s just combed over to one side. Either way I think I got cancer just for having seen it

[@edwardjimenez9324]

Aw bro, never knock a dudes Mohawk. LOL

[@ohdannyboyy]

I'm doing back tomorrow, going to give this a go

[@hollywood_golf]

We need a video for every bodypart with this crew. Great stuff!

[@LifeCruiser43]

Pure class training with no drama or music 👌

[@proddreamatnight]

Yesss I've been waiting for the RP Australia travel vids to drop

[@raghavsomani5828]

00:02 Training the back with specific exercises 01:28 Tips for effective pull-ups and chin-ups 02:48 Key qualities of a good set 04:25 Ecentric loading in exercises can lead to increased muscle growth. 05:34 Focus on correct technique for effective pull-ups. 07:03 Using high elbows and lats for pull downs 08:17 Focused workout for a huge back 10:01 Three exercises for a huge back

[@robinveitch7457]

You legend

[@robinveitch7457]

nevermind this sucks

[@pelletrouge3032]

@@robinveitch7457😢

[@daayemshehzad]

Most of the lessons taught in this video can be applied to most exercises. Excellent stuff.

[@lilEVOJoN]

i accidentally ran into Jared’s tip about internal rotation at the 7:44 mark during todays back sesh and it not only gets your lats into a deeper stretch but makes the movement a lot more humbling when doing it for every single rep!!

[@wasabishot1]

Did this workout today, felt great

[@Patensfitness.com1]

The lack of music wins the internet. Amazing. First KZbin video since 2013 when I started that I can hear.

[@Losaddos]

definitely gonna do this back routine for my next pull workout, thank you guys!

[@aundreii151]

Please do more of this series for every muscle part!

[@williamdiamant457]

This has to be one of the most entertaining educational workout videos I've seen.

[@distinctloafer]

🤨

[@williamdiamant457]

@@distinctloafer I'm not taking it back

[@102938475646665]

why did nobody inform the taller gentleman that there was a human poo on his head the whole time?

[@NickJC1086]

I read this during the 1:32 mark. Pretty spot on 😂

[@Kevlanco]

Exactly what I was going to comment until I saw this 😂

[@ReppTheUK]

Why you guys throwing shit at a man who seemed like a solid geezer and shared high-quality content for us all. Surely you agree he did us a solid?

[@ParvParashar]

Excellent video as always! Loved the collaboration. 🙌

[@horses2572]

Awesome collab, I hope to see more like this in the future. Rare to see Mike have so little commentary! I can sense that you are lifting from "within" instead of focusing the external weights, the form is demonstrated so well in this video, a great example.

[@UndercoverPuertoRican]

Back exercise: in order - Warm up with Pull downs - Start with pull ups - Do lat prayers - Do deficit flexion rows to finish

[@mithilaum]

Is the good doctor baked out of his mind? I mean my man sounds BARBEQUED!

[@bbt2999]

Guy says whatever he wants on this one, def baked 😂

[@danielemagnaterra4117]

Probably jet lag

[@somiso2079]

He just seems tired tbh but def could be the edibles too@@bbt2999

[@mrdub420]

Some edibles most definitely have been consumed I think.

[@MrCmon113]

Mike is just getting weirder as he gets more famous.

[@victorlanced780]

What a relaxing yet informative video, totally not what I was expecting. Learned a lot, thank you all!

[@carpediem7332]

*I really like this kind of videos, sharing with professionals, tips and advices that they are truly worthy. We want more...*

[@dusc4]

last exercise seemed like a fusion of jefferson curl and pendlay row

[@muhammadsaad4373]

I want someone to look at me like Jared's looking at Mike

[@jesseward3121]

Surprisingly, this is one of the best Mike vids.

[@cannonieh4469]

Can't stop smiling. Israetel is gold

[@ryandalessandro4139]

Glad I watched this for the extra lat prayer cues!!!

[@LazyySam]

Are these facts? Definitely facts. I love Mike's humor. :)

[@CJinOside]

I just worked through this, and I gotta say that deficit row on the smith machine is amazing. Blew up my back like no other.

[@turpersmane513]

Ayo

[@EBoquiren83]

I’ve been doing smith machine rows for a few weeks but I was gonna discontinue them because as a short guy I never felt the contraction or the stretch. The stacked plates to create the deficit is genius, yet so simple.

[@sebastian-jw4pw]

i need more of this duo

[@ensarkutsikasikci3348]

For all the Turkish speakers who are interested in 2000s-10s football, the dynamic between Mike and Jared is the equivalent of "Dogru mu Samet", especially the " +Are these Facts Jared? " bit. -Definitely Facts.

[@zorrtt6976]

Soyadını yanlış okudum

[@MrPtrlix]

@@zorrtt6976 lan sen deyince ben de yanlış okudum fds

[@Iusniqa]

burayı izleyen türk mü varmış

[@zorrtt6976]

@@Iusniqa de mi :)

[@Mehmet-uj5fn]

doğru yerdeyiz dostlar

[@ozobbozo]

Thanks for uploading this on my back day very nice of you

[@TorBoy9]

Great video, and without the music it is easier to concentrate on the technique. I really need to work on my lat prayer form, thanks guys.

[@chad_slatch]

Were ya'll high during this workout? 😂😂 Because everyone was superrrrrr mellow.

[@JanneSala]

I think Eugene's quiet editing style plays into it. But also, yeah, it kinda feels like they're all toked up LOL

[@toddgriffith9042]

Ya just not having music

[@itneeds2bsaid528]

His voice is so soothing, I couldn't keep energy up working out with him! :)

[@FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

Menno says it doesn't matter going so slow on the eccentric in studies, 1 or 3 seconds, its all the same, you just need control and you shouldn't sacrifice reps for eccentric tempo.

[@blehwhatever4890]

Saving this video for my rest day. So relaxing.

[@armourbl]

Very good video. Learned a lot about correcting technique.

[@thispak]

Top 3 best for back growth. 1. Deadlifts 2. Pullups 3. Lat pulldown variations

[@Vishal-dj7vb]

Add some rowing variations

[@KingOfCha0z]

Nah bro, dumbell row > deadlift.

[@thispak]

@KingOfCha0z not for overall back growth lol.

[@Vishal-dj7vb]

@@thispak what about horizontal fiber of trapizeus , latissium dorsi muscle how it will be properly train

[@VikVaughnMISC]

​@@thispak Yes for overall back growth. The deadlift is a meme exercise for back.

[@lllyrea]

Hi Eugene! can you put the sets and reps for your pullups? When I do those perfect pullups volume really goes down so I wonder how many sets do you do when performing those?

[@deus6950]

Sets are personalized depending on your body

[@neroboosh7846]

Great stuff. Mental, technical and physical. Thank you.

[@mieter]

Maaaaan teo!!! This is one of the better!! Thx for that!

[@brianbachmeier34]

“It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” - Socrates

[@westoncroye643]

All you need is a vertical pull, a horizontal pull, a hip hinge, and a pullover exercise. You select an exercise for each one of those your back will blow up. Just make sure you start out with only two and work your way up to doing all 4 since it can take a bit for your recovery to get used to that.

[@janpetira5130]

I do pullups, chest-supported db rows, single-arm cable rows. All slow, controlled. That is my back workout (i don´t do traps as they cause headaches for me and are big anyways)... i wonder why would i need pullover? I don´t fancy them too much and i feel like 2 lat exercises and a row is enough for the whole back. Hip hinge, well i have romanian deadlifts on leg day if that´s what you mean.

[@MM-bg7in]

Really like hearing the reasoning behind the advice such as why not holding the pull up at the top.

[@lukeoconnor3616]

Arguably funniest and most entertaining gym video I’ve ever watched. Well done.

[@ExStylez]

6:00 dayum 👀

[@dragontalontsiawd]

Eugene you cut your hair. And I know you and Mike are short, 5'6" and lower, not saying bad on that, but it's nice I've been subbed to you for years, to see good collabs. I been doing your single calf raises isolations in my workouts and everyone's been saying I'm getting Mike Matarazzo calves, genetics plays a huge part I know, but I never did isolations til you showed them with he kettlebells/dumbbells. As Frank Zane said, hard work beats genetics every time, well I'm paraphrasing.

[@Rusty.Spoon5]

This session is so Zen.

[@Etswa685]

Man this is one of the best vids ever!

[@chayoto]

Why is Mike so unnervingly focused and calm, CSI style?

[@alihasanaxe4936]

He's high as fuck

[@yourenotwrong3511]

He is baked for sure

[@Noiconnotag]

Dr. Mike needs a humor coach badly.

[@denzelwilksch424]

Slacking with the analogies today, Dr Mike

[@TheCascade14]

The dynamic we all needed

[@tommybanger]

love all you guys but at 4:30 it kinda looks like his hair is sliding off one side of his head 😄