60 Minutes Intermediate Back Workout with Barbell
A 60 minutes muscle building workout targeting your back using barbell equipment. 5 exercises, 20 total sets, designed for intermediate lifters.
60 Minutes
Duration
20
Total Sets
8-12 reps
Rep Range
~840
Est. Calories
The Workout
Start with this as your primary movement. Warm up with 2 lighter sets first.
Form cues
- Stand perpendicular to a loaded landmine with your lead foot forward.
- Grip the end of the barbell with an overhand grip.
- Row the bar toward your hip, driving your elbow up and back.
Stand with feet hip-width apart, bar over mid-foot, shins touching the bar.
Form cues
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, bar over mid-foot, shins touching the bar.
- Hinge at the hips and grip the bar just outside your knees.
- Brace your core, flatten your back, and push the floor away with your legs.
Hinge at the hips until your torso is roughly 45 degrees to the floor.
Form cues
- Hinge at the hips until your torso is roughly 45 degrees to the floor.
- Grip the bar slightly wider than shoulder-width, overhand or underhand.
- Pull the bar toward your lower chest, driving your elbows past your body.
Set up with the bar on the floor, hinge forward until your torso is parallel.
Form cues
- Set up with the bar on the floor, hinge forward until your torso is parallel.
- Grip the bar wider than shoulder-width.
- Explosively row the bar to your chest.
Finish strong — take the last set close to failure.
Form cues
- Start in a deadlift position with an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder-width.
- Pull the bar to knee height, then explosively extend your hips, knees, and ankles (triple extension).
- Shrug and pull yourself under the bar as it reaches chest height.
Why This Workout Works
This workout is built around the principles of muscle building training. Use moderate loads (65-80% of your 1RM) with controlled eccentrics and full range of motion. Prioritize progressive overload by adding reps before adding weight. Train each muscle group 2x per week with 10-20 hard sets per muscle per week.
Training Parameters
- Rep Range: 8-12 reps — the hypertrophy sweet spot for maximum muscle growth
- Rest Periods: 60-90 seconds — long enough for quality reps, short enough for metabolic stress
- Sets Per Exercise: 3-4 sets — optimized for muscle building
Back Training Tips
- *Initiate every pull by squeezing your shoulder blades together — think about pulling with your elbows, not your hands.
- *Use straps on heavy rows so grip fatigue does not limit back development.
- *Include both vertical pulls (pulldowns, pull-ups) and horizontal pulls (rows) in your program.
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