| Barbell rowing has been the primary exercise to | | | | trainer single out the lat muscle on the side of the body |
| thicken the upper back for a long time. While this is an | | | | on which the exercise is concentrated. The dumbbell |
| excellent exercise, it is not the only option. Using a large | | | | can be pulled up as far as the trainer wants, so the |
| selection of back exercises in your routine will assist in | | | | movements range has practically no limit. This is a very |
| recruiting many kinds of different muscles in the back, | | | | beneficial exercise for bodybuilders who are training |
| not to mention adding a little flavor to your work out as | | | | their back. |
| well. The following are some basic exercises that are | | | | Incline Dumbbell Rows |
| very beneficial to the back. | | | | This exercise is almost identical to dumbbell rows, |
| Hammer Strength Machine Rows | | | | except now the trainer is lying face down on an incline |
| This is widely used in the gym for a couple of reasons. | | | | bench. This will let the body remain tight while the lats |
| First of all, they make the trainer maintain the correct | | | | lift up the weight from a steeper angle, igniting more of |
| range of movement during the exercise. There are no | | | | a variety of muscle fibers than normal dumbbell rows. |
| variables, it stays the same throughout the whole | | | | Two Arm Dumbbell Rows |
| motion, and you can't cheat. There is a constant path | | | | This exercise can reduce the amount of focus a good |
| of motion. Second of all, the exercise itself is really | | | | trainer usually applies to an exercise. This is because |
| safe. For a lot of the barbell and dumbbell exercises, | | | | they are now using both arms at the same time. The |
| the first heavy lift can lead to back injuries. Since the | | | | main attraction of this exercise is that it lets each arm |
| machine controls the entire motion, the chance of an | | | | be trained the same way. Some trainers will favor one |
| injury is very low. | | | | arm over the other when doing exercises, which can |
| Cable Rows | | | | lead to proportion issues in the future. |
| This exercise lets the trainer have constant tension on | | | | T-Bar Rows |
| the back muscles. There isn't any time to rest when | | | | This exercise is done on the T-bar machine. A lot of |
| the weight stops moving. The bar places the exact | | | | top-level bodybuilders use this exercise because it |
| amount of tension during every aspect of the lift. | | | | gets gains for the thickness of the center back more |
| Dumbbell Rows | | | | than most other exercises. |
| These are a very popular choice because they let the | | | | |