Another Back Q?

[ProStack00]

Okay so I went to the gym today and got a pretty good back workout. I tried to mix it up and I did back and shoulders. but i couldnt do it. my shoulders just weren't up to it. usually i have really strong shoulders and can do a lot of shoulder workouts at the gym. would that be because I did my back and my shoulders just couldnt keep up after the intense back workout i did? and what exercise can i do to hit my lower back?? TIA

[Blaze]

For lower back try some good mornings, hyper extensions, and ab workouts will help with the loer back to, at least thats what I've come to learn...

[Klinger]

Compound back exercises fatigue the delts, too, so it's no surprise that your shoulders were feeling a little whipped. Just drop down in weight and concentrate on good, solid reps when you're not feeling as strong as usual.

[.V.]

You didn't mention exactly what you do for your back.

Conventional Deadlift, Bent Over Row, and Pullups are excellent back exercises. If you can't do pullups - do lat pull downs.

The deadlift works the entire back - really hits the low back really well.

[maverick]

For the lower back, you can do deadlifts, back hyperextensions, and good mornings. Squats will also give you a solid core workout.

Absolutely an intense back workout will impact a followup shoulder workout. Aside from what Klinger mentioned (particularly the rear delts from rows), you have to realize that you are running on a finite amount of energy. Although you may not be targetting your next muscle group during a workout, you are still emptying your available tank of resources.

I suggest planning more effecient splits. Common ways to use the fatigue of a back workout, for example, to your advantage are to follow up with biceps and forearms. Your grip and biceps will get A LOT of indirect work from most back exercises. Rows, pullups/chinups, and lat pulldowns all put a good deal of stress on the biceps. By the time its time to work them, you'll be able to finish them off with just a few sets.