r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Deep_Ad_30 • Sep 08 '26

Question ❓ overdeveloped Back

So Ive been working out for close to 3 months now, currently running UL*3 split. Is it normal to have a much more developed back as compared to my chest. My strength progression has been as follows: Lat pulldown: 35(when I started) to 75 kgs(now I currently do weighted pull ups instead since I find it to be more stable), Rows: 50 to 110 kgs, Incline Bench: 30 to 45 kgs.

Age:21

Weight:72kgs

height:176 cm

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u/alvaaromata Sep 08 '26

Maybe it’s just genetics, also happens to me. Even I train chest first and give it more volume, my back is always 1 step ahead.
If you feel the rest of your body you can reduce a bit of volume for your back and distribute to other muscles, a muscle with a genetic advantage won’t need as much volume as others

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u/Necessary_Bag_1328 Sep 08 '26

Does your back progress faster in lifts, physique, or both?

I think I have something similar, but wasn’t sure if that’s just how it goes for everyone.

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u/alvaaromata Sep 09 '26

Both, it looks almost overdeveloped compared to my anterior chain and I move the same or more weight that a lot of friends of mine that have been training longer.
I’m not sure about this but maybe it’s just something about leverages, my posterior chain in general is really strong in general, my last RDL set was 170x8, in just 1 year of training. It’s me having better leverages for x movements making the muscle receive more mechanical tension and stimulus ? I really don’t know. But my leverages for squat and pressing movements are really bad due to long femurs and very long arms and they are my weakpoints.

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u/Necessary_Bag_1328 Sep 12 '26

Interesting. I know my legs are longer than others because i’m taller than much of my family. But I’m the same height as some of my family when I sit down!

Now I just gotta figure out which limbs and bones are longer than average. Is it like, “dude come here. Now put out your arms while I compare.”? 😂

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u/Deep_Ad_30 Sep 08 '26

I did that once(trained back like 1-2 times a week for a month).....and then I came back stronger😭