One of the most consequential of your back muscles will be your lats—and there are plenty of lat-focused exercises you'll want to include in your training to make them stronger. The latissimus ...

Pull-ups are a basic but super effective exercise for your upper back, especially your latissimus dorsi. To do a pull-up, ...

As barbell back exercises go, bent over rows are certainly ... bent over rows are the ultimate back move to pump your lats. But, if your programming has become stale, here are some tweaks to ...

Let your shoulders shrug upwards to meet your ears so that you get a big stretch in your lats. Drive the shoulders down so that your scapula 'slides' down your back. Hold for a beat and slowly ...

2. Lat stretch in child’s pose Lats connect into the arm and can pull your shoulders forward so this helps to pull them back into place. Start on your hands and knees and place your left hand ...

But while this stretching routine involved a mix of dynamic and static stretches, my back and shoulders found a lot of relief ...

Targets: Mid-back, lats, rhomboids • Hinge forward slightly, hold a dumbbell or cable, and row your elbow back. • Focus on squeezing your shoulder blades together. Reps: Three sets of eight-10 ...

This unique move releases tension in your mid and upper back, lats, and shoulders within minutes. Here's how to do it. "The thread the needle stretch is a go-to move for unlocking the upper back ...

IMPROVING your posture with back exercises involves strengthening the muscles that support your spine and shoulders while also promoting better alignment. Fitness trainer Giovanie White said these ...