You can perform bat wing rows with dumbbells or two kettlebells, with a weight bench positioned at either an incline or completely flat. Sapstead says he prefers the latter because it removes the ...

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 ...

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Start with these dumbbell back exercises, which offer a mix of accessibility and challenge.

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 ...

The upper back is an important enough area to train that many gym rats devote two whole days to it each week—this is what “pull day” really means. With strong lats and other upper back muscles, you ...

Building balanced strength and size requires a healthy arsenal of these moves. Here are a few of our favorites.

Back-focused movements often rely on slow, intentional pulling to wake up the muscles that support everyday activities. When ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THERE ARE FEW exercises you'll see guys doing in the gym more often than the classic dumbbell row on a ...

Trainers say a handful of simple exercises—like presses, curls, and push-up variations—effectively build upper-arm strength.