Back Exercises For Men

By Mike Caton


The back has many functions and therefore several muscles that should be targeted when exercising the back. This article will highlight these movements and exercises.

Pulling the arms down from an elevated position. This movement uses the large latissimus dorsi muscles that wrap from your mid back around your side. They are responsible for the V shape of the back. Exercises that accomplish this movement are: Pull Ups, Chin Ups and Pull Downs in any variation. Note: images for all these exercises can be found here.

Taking the arms backward from a neutral placement. This movement is normally referred to as a rowing action. The muscle tissues which are for the most part associated are the latissimus dorsi along with the teres muscles, spinatus muscles along with the rhomboids. Some of the exercises that achieve this activity and focus on these particular muscles are: Rows, One-Arm Row and also Low Pull.

Drawing the arms backward while being held at shoulder height. Granted, not a common shoulder movement. It would necessitate having the arms raised before you then to draw the arms backward as you are holding them raised. You find only a few actions in everyday life which do this aside from the sport of rowing. In this particular action, your elbows are placed high in contrast to the row exercise in which your elbows are near your sides. Physical exercises that mimic this motion and incorporate each of these muscles are the exactly like those for the regular row exercises, however while keeping high elbows.

Shrugging or raising your shoulders. This is certainly a very common and practical action. The trapezoid muscles are the main mover. Any one of the assorted shrug exercises will target .

Extending the Spinal column. This means moving the back from a bent over posture to a neutral one. The muscle tissues that make this happen are the erector spinae muscles. Just a few of the exercises which make use of these particular muscles are Back Extensions on a Ball or Roman Chair and also tilting forward while on a rowing machine.

Be sure to cover all these bases when training your back so it will be as healthy as possible and stay strong.




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