>Friend is lacking on upper back and has small abs despite being lean
>"Just DL and train abs br-"
>"I wont deadlift cus muh spine and i wont train abs until i have money to do a clean bulk also muh spine or something"

Kind of retarded. but why not tell him to do some upper back focused rows and some shrugs? Don't have to deadlift

>suggesting DL for upper back
Lmao retard, glad he didn’t listen to your dumbass

>>76385273
He's lacking on his entire back idk why i added the upper detail but also >>76385264 he refuses to do anything that's not unweighted pull ups

rows of any kind at any angle including t bar
>muh spine
high intensity shrugs
>muh spine
RDL
>muh spine
Deadlift of any kind but with high volume low intensity controlled soience approved full ROM -4 RIR with a deep stretch
>MUH SPINE
Apparently his fear stems from the fact that his now 40 yo brother who used to lift 7 years ago has back pain that he correlates with deadlifts, he swears that he had proper form but never provided proof

>>76385290
Sounds like has some Limited beliefs. Difficult to get trough on those. Rows can be done with chest support also which limits pressure on spine, maybe that can convince him to do it. As far as deadlifts its possible to injure one self with perfect form, often its workload and weight selection and fatigue that leads to injury, not errors in form/technique. Idk what to say other then good luck!

deadlifts are garbage

>>76385290
I fucked my back deadlifting and yates rows are a great exercise

>>76385331
Yeah im sure you will get a big back any day now, keep scouring that roiding midgets tier list for the gayest cable curtsy crossover there is