"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." BUILDING A BALANCED physique is all about the back. The exercises you'll include in your routine to ...

This is one of the most fundamental dumbbell exercises for the lats, says TJ Mentus, a certified personal trainer. “The lats work to pull the elbows into the sides and keep the shoulders back,” he ...

We spend hours hunched over phones and computer monitors day in and day out. It’s no surprise we have an epidemic of back pain. Unless you’ve herniated a disc in your lumbar spine, there's a good ...

TO FORGE A balanced physique, training your back muscles will be absolutely essential. One of the most consequential of your back muscles will be your lats—and there are plenty of lat-focused ...

With so much focus on the upper body and core, it's easy to forget to tone your back muscles. After all, you want to look ...

It’s incredibly functional, and it hits a whole bunch of muscles at once. Here's how to do the exercise without injuring your ...

Lats might not be the most Instagrammable muscles, but that doesn't mean they aren't vital for being fit and healthy. We spoke to the experts about how to keep them on fleek Sometimes it's easy to let ...

Bodybuilding legend Dorian Yates pushed through a back workout with Dr. Andrew Huberman and discussed his current training ...

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Dumbbell Row Why: The basic dumbbell row is one of the best exercises for your back, attacking both the lats and rhomboids. And if you do it right, focusing on keeping your hips and shoulders square ...