[nickyjuan]

what are the best exercises for mass in upper back??

[Beefcake]

T-Bar rows, bent over rows, reverse rows (works lats and upper back if you arch your back correctly) and even lat pull downs if you lean back enough and keep a fixed plane.

[GG1]

beef covered most of it

dumbell rows work great too

[skeptic]

My fave is Tbar rows, like beef said.

[CrusaderMuscle]

Make sure to really squeeze the upper back muscles too. I see way too many people letting their biceps do too much work when doing upper back exercises. This is an easy trap to fall into.

[mr_bhana]

^^^cosign beef... oh yh and deads, they help with the trap area

[Teamorbit]

Dont forget about the rear part of your traps. When doing medium weight shrugs lean over just a little and focu the sqeeze in the rear trap. That gets my upper back popping out of my shirts.

[larsmiller08]

is wide grip or close grip rows better?

[musclemaniac uk]

deads is the king of all exercises, it will build you some good thick muscle.

[ognickyk]

face pulls are great

[Beefcake]

Fat boy pullups are good too.

[mabo]

Face pulls are indeed great, but not exactly a mass building exercise. Same with fat boys.

Imo they're more to keep things balanced and keep the shoulders healthy. In this way you could argue that they're in fact more important than the mass building exercises.

[trapmanjoe]

barbell rows if done correct i beleive is the best , besides heavy deads, or rack pulls. try this i think it will work great.

lat pulldowns( ultra wide) 4 x6-12
barbell rows- 4 x 6-12
seated rows- 2 x 6-12
facepulls -2 x 15-20
rack pulls or deadlifts 4x3-5

[skeptic]

i prefer reverse grip barbell rows to over hand grip... but i get better results from t-bar rows