WORKOUTS THAT TARGET VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BACK💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
Published at : November 28, 2021
This various back exercises will help you gain a massive back of your desire. You just have to be consistent with your workouts for you to start getting the results. The workouts target various muscles of the back.
The back isn’t only one of the body’s biggest and strongest body parts, it’s also the most complicated in terms of being a series of interconnected muscle groups. For the purposes of this feature, we’re dividing the back into its four main regions:
Upper and outer lats
Lower lats
Middle back
Lower back
Each area requires specific stimulation via the exercises and angles of attack used, and we’ll show you the two best back exercises for each.
With this menu you can customize your own back workout by choosing one exercise from each category to create a total program. Or if one region is lagging, you can pick additional movements that hit that area only. Either way, fully understanding which back exercises hit which portions of your back will allow you to build shape (in particular the V-taper), thickness, and width.
The following exercises can also help you target the different parts of the back:
AREA 1: UPPER/OUTER LATS
Use moves in which you utilize a wide grip, typically outside your shoulders, which develop the area that makes up your V-taper. You’ll usually pull from an angle above your head or perpendicular to your body.
Best exercises: Pullup (wide grip), Bentover Barbell Row (wide grip)
Pullup (wide grip)
Grasp the bar with an overhand grip. Fully extend your arms and relax your shoulders to stretch your lats in the bottom position.
As you pull up, visualize keeping your elbows out to your sides and pulling them down to raise yourself while contracting your lats.
Pull yourself up as high as possible to fully stimulate your lats.
If you can’t make it all the way up, consider enlisting the help of a spotter or use an assisted pullup machine.
Target tip: To really stress the upper/outer lats and teres major in the bottom position, squeeze your shoulder blades together as you hang with your arms fully extended.
Bentover Barbell Row (wide grip)
Don’t stand on a flat bench or platform to increase your range of motion; you’re more likely to round your low back at the bottom. If you do need greater range of motion, use smaller plates to allow you to clear the floor rather than trying to balance yourself on a flat bench.
Using a wider-than-shoulder-width grip allows you to keep your elbows out to your sides and pull them back as high as possible for a full contraction.
Keep your knees bent and remain in the bent-over position throughout. It’s easy to rise from this position when using heavy weights, but that recruits other muscle groups to assist in the move.
Target tip: To target those outer lats and teres major, pull the bar high toward your upper abs.
MIDDLE BACK
Use close- and medium-grip rowing moves in which you pull the bar, dumbbell, or handle into your midsection or sides to best build back thickness.
Best exercises: One-Arm Dumbbell Row, Close-Grip Seated Cable Row
One-Arm Dumbbell Row
Lean forward at the waist and place your right knee and right hand on a flat bench.
Keep your left foot flat on the floor and hold a dumbbell in your left hand. Let the weight hang straight down and slightly forward with your arm fully extended.
Pull the dumbbell toward your hip, keeping your elbow close to your side.
Keeping your back flat and abs tight, pull your elbow as high as you can. At the top, squeeze your shoulder blades together, then lower the weight along the same path.
Repeat for reps, then switch arms.
Target tip: In the bottom position, hold the dumbbell slightly forward from your shoulder; as you go through the rep, pull it up and back.
AREA 2: LOWER LATS
Use reverse-grip moves and close-grip pullups/pulldowns to more strongly emphasize the lower lat area. One of the few single-joint lat moves, the straight-arm pulldown, does this as well.
Best exercises: Reverse-Grip Pulldown, Straight-Arm Lat Pulldown
Reverse-Grip Pulldown
Take an underhand, shoulder-width grip. This allows you to pull your elbows back as far as possible, maximally stimulating the back muscles.
Keep your torso upright and a slight arch in your back as you fully extend your arms at the top. Keep your chest out and flexed throughout the move; this helps concentrate more stress on the back muscles.
Pull your elbows down and back as far as you can until the bar approaches your upper pecs. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the point of peak contraction.
Target tip: To focus in on those lower-lat fibers, keep your chest high and your back arched. As you pull the bar down, bring it toward your lower chest for a better contraction.
The back isn’t only one of the body’s biggest and strongest body parts, it’s also the most complicated in terms of being a series of interconnected muscle groups. Thanks so much pleas subscribe to support my fitness journey
#staystrong and healthy.
The back isn’t only one of the body’s biggest and strongest body parts, it’s also the most complicated in terms of being a series of interconnected muscle groups. For the purposes of this feature, we’re dividing the back into its four main regions:
Upper and outer lats
Lower lats
Middle back
Lower back
Each area requires specific stimulation via the exercises and angles of attack used, and we’ll show you the two best back exercises for each.
With this menu you can customize your own back workout by choosing one exercise from each category to create a total program. Or if one region is lagging, you can pick additional movements that hit that area only. Either way, fully understanding which back exercises hit which portions of your back will allow you to build shape (in particular the V-taper), thickness, and width.
The following exercises can also help you target the different parts of the back:
AREA 1: UPPER/OUTER LATS
Use moves in which you utilize a wide grip, typically outside your shoulders, which develop the area that makes up your V-taper. You’ll usually pull from an angle above your head or perpendicular to your body.
Best exercises: Pullup (wide grip), Bentover Barbell Row (wide grip)
Pullup (wide grip)
Grasp the bar with an overhand grip. Fully extend your arms and relax your shoulders to stretch your lats in the bottom position.
As you pull up, visualize keeping your elbows out to your sides and pulling them down to raise yourself while contracting your lats.
Pull yourself up as high as possible to fully stimulate your lats.
If you can’t make it all the way up, consider enlisting the help of a spotter or use an assisted pullup machine.
Target tip: To really stress the upper/outer lats and teres major in the bottom position, squeeze your shoulder blades together as you hang with your arms fully extended.
Bentover Barbell Row (wide grip)
Don’t stand on a flat bench or platform to increase your range of motion; you’re more likely to round your low back at the bottom. If you do need greater range of motion, use smaller plates to allow you to clear the floor rather than trying to balance yourself on a flat bench.
Using a wider-than-shoulder-width grip allows you to keep your elbows out to your sides and pull them back as high as possible for a full contraction.
Keep your knees bent and remain in the bent-over position throughout. It’s easy to rise from this position when using heavy weights, but that recruits other muscle groups to assist in the move.
Target tip: To target those outer lats and teres major, pull the bar high toward your upper abs.
MIDDLE BACK
Use close- and medium-grip rowing moves in which you pull the bar, dumbbell, or handle into your midsection or sides to best build back thickness.
Best exercises: One-Arm Dumbbell Row, Close-Grip Seated Cable Row
One-Arm Dumbbell Row
Lean forward at the waist and place your right knee and right hand on a flat bench.
Keep your left foot flat on the floor and hold a dumbbell in your left hand. Let the weight hang straight down and slightly forward with your arm fully extended.
Pull the dumbbell toward your hip, keeping your elbow close to your side.
Keeping your back flat and abs tight, pull your elbow as high as you can. At the top, squeeze your shoulder blades together, then lower the weight along the same path.
Repeat for reps, then switch arms.
Target tip: In the bottom position, hold the dumbbell slightly forward from your shoulder; as you go through the rep, pull it up and back.
AREA 2: LOWER LATS
Use reverse-grip moves and close-grip pullups/pulldowns to more strongly emphasize the lower lat area. One of the few single-joint lat moves, the straight-arm pulldown, does this as well.
Best exercises: Reverse-Grip Pulldown, Straight-Arm Lat Pulldown
Reverse-Grip Pulldown
Take an underhand, shoulder-width grip. This allows you to pull your elbows back as far as possible, maximally stimulating the back muscles.
Keep your torso upright and a slight arch in your back as you fully extend your arms at the top. Keep your chest out and flexed throughout the move; this helps concentrate more stress on the back muscles.
Pull your elbows down and back as far as you can until the bar approaches your upper pecs. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the point of peak contraction.
Target tip: To focus in on those lower-lat fibers, keep your chest high and your back arched. As you pull the bar down, bring it toward your lower chest for a better contraction.
The back isn’t only one of the body’s biggest and strongest body parts, it’s also the most complicated in terms of being a series of interconnected muscle groups. Thanks so much pleas subscribe to support my fitness journey
#staystrong and healthy.
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