Regan Grimes looks to take the men’s open bodybuilding division by storm as he heads to the Olympia 2022 December 16-18 in Las Vegas, NV. The 29-year-old Canadian powerhouse started pumping iron at 17 years old and has taken on considerable size as his third Olympia approaches. In particular, she has shown a serious back extension. In a series of recent Instagram posts, Grimes broke one of his intense back exercises.
Though still under 30, Grimes is over a decade old. body-building experience and vary your workouts by not limiting the days before the traditional ones dead weight Y T-Bar Rows. In his intense back session, Grimes uses four exercises: single-arm cable lat pulldown, cable pullover, machine high row, and standing Hammer Strength medium row. Check it out in the breakdowns below:
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Single Arm Cable Seated Lat Pulldown
Using the rotating handle on the chest, Grimes performed two heating consecutive sets of two work setspointing towards failure within the range of 10-15 repetitions. While Grimes gives each workout everything he’s got, he appreciates that a workout partner can also be very supportive.
It helps a lot when your training partner presses on the working muscle, so you get a better connection and a stronger contraction.
grimes and coach Andy Velcich he jokingly called this approach the HOTT (practical training technique).
cable sweater
Grimes performed two warm-up sets and two work sets using D-ring handles. Once again, he aimed for failure within the 12-15 rep range. Cable jumpers isolate the lats and work them in the long position due to the need shoulder extension. Grimes assumed a slight forward lean and slowed the movement to keep more time under tension.
machine high row
Grimes performed a warm-up set and two work sets. A pattern emerged as his rep range to failure stayed between 12 and 15 reps. The pulling motion under his hand trained his back and biceps. Compound movement is excellent for adding mass to the lower dorsal.
Grimes felt the burn when he appeared to be carrying 90 kilograms (198.4 pounds). The latissimus dorsi, trapezius, rhomboids, teres major, and biceps were activated.
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Half Row Strength Foot Hammer
Standing firm, Grimes performed a warm-up set and two work sets in the 12-15 rep range to failure. Grimes worked his lower back using only one arm extending your row as far forward as possible. This ensured that his lats were fully functional. range of motion from the section at maximum contraction.
Traps and rhomboids came into play as I repeated each row. Grimes avoided using momentum, making sure each row was performed with constant tension on the active muscles.
Regan Grimes back workout
Grimes shared the entire back workout in a series of Instagram posts that individually cover each of the exercises listed above. Additionally, on August 27, 2022, Grimes shared on his Instagram that she was the heaviest weight she had ever been, tipping the scales at 290 pounds (131.5 kilograms). He is in the process of shredding to reveal the progress he has made in his offseason.
With what appears to be significant added muscle mass, it will be exciting to see the results of his work on the 2022 Olympia stage. It will be Grimes’ third appearance at Olympia in the men’s open division. She finished in 15th place in 2020 and 2021.
Featured Image: @regangrimes on Instagram
