subject: Body Building - Achieve The Ultimute Look [print this page] Don't take your self too high on back pull-ups, if you can't get yourself down slowly and gracefully. Slowly practice, and gain strength to go all the way up to the upper tip of your trapezoids, and release slowly, all the way down. Back pull-ups are one of the best keys to achieving a perfect V-taper from your upper body building program.