Back width is perhaps the single most important factor in determining who walks away with the overall trophy in bodybuilding competitions.  We’ve seen men like Lee Haney, Dorian Yates, and Ronnie Coleman dominate in bodybuilding competition, despite injuries and conditioning shortcomings, simply because they had the biggest and widest backs in the sport at the time.  When they turned around, it was “Lights Out!”  In fact, in 2006, Ronnie Coleman sustained nerve damage in his lat muscle, the exact same year that Jay Cutler entered the show with the widest back he had ever shown on a pro stage.  And, true to tradition, Cutler walked away with the Sandow trophy.  Bodybuilding standards are simple – the man with the biggest back usually wins the show.  Obtaining the biggest – more specifically, the widest – back onstage isn’t an easy thing for ...

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