When training back I love to use lots of variety because its naturally a very large complex muscle group. The 2nd largest muscle group to be exact. I almost always start my back routine with either a pull up or wide grip lat pull down to get the lats warm and stretch out the muscles. I alternate between the 2 each week. Week 1 I will do pull ups and week 2 I will do pull downs. From there I usually go to a rowing movement such as the bent barbell row. The barbell row is the best mass and strength builder for the back in my opinion. It allows you to use quite a bit of weight and is very beneficial if done correctly. From there I go to the laying T-bar row. I credit this exercise for thickening up my upper back and traps. From there I like to do another pull down (usually a medium hammer grip). This exercise is said to work a bit of everything in the back and surely fires up the lats. From there I usually do another row (either 1 arm dumbbell row or seated cable rows). The dumbbell row is great because you get a great stretch on the lats and can use lots of power. The seated cable row is great because the middle to lower lats are isolated. Its important to get a great stetch on these and to really squeeze everything. The last exercise I usually do is either lat pushdowns with the cable or hyper extensions for the lower back. Both exercises are great finishers. This is a lot of volume so I would recommend a beginner to start by doing half of this routine. Typically I do 4 sets of 8-12 reps per exercise as heavy as I can. For all these exercises remember to get a great stretch on the lats and to get a great contraction. Feel the muscle work and dont jerk the weight around. If you want to take your biceps out of the equation try hooking your fingers to the bars instead of using the death grip. You will use your back more and take your biceps almost entirely out of the equation. Be sure to sip water in between sets.