Muscle-Growth Mistakes | Chest Mistakes | Shoulder Mistakes | Biceps Mistakes | Triceps Mistakes | Back Mistakes | Leg Mistakes | Calf Mistakes Mirror-muscle lifters may look good from the front, but we all know what happens when they turn around. Everything disappears! It’s an unfortunate case of “out of sight, out of mind”—and their overall development, posture, and shoulder health usually suffer from it over the long …
Why I Went Back To Bodybuilding To Get Stronger For CrossFit
As long as I can remember, my week was defined by the wide range of sports and activities I threw myself into. One day, I was running or biking. Then next, rock climbing and gymnastics. As a kid, I was attending ballet classes five days a week. As an adult, I was completing triathlons or marathons, …
10 Best Back Workout Exercises For Building Muscle
Chest | Back | Shoulders | Biceps | Triceps | Legs | Abs When you crack your exercise toolkit open each week on back day, you’ve got a seemingly endless array of movements available. If you’re overwhelmed by the sheer number of row variations, or you draw a total blank when thinking of new exercises to try, consider this …
How This Personal Trainer Took Back Her Body from Anorexia
Tanya Etessam thought she had her anorexia under control, but “control” is a loaded word for those battling eating disorders. The 32-year-old personal trainer and lifestyle coach from Miami has fought that battle for more than half her life, including a lengthy siege during her teenage years, starting when she was 12. “There was …
Back Attack: The Workouts You Need to Build Your Back
I have always been obsessed with training back and watching my back width and thickness grow. To me, a noticeable V-taper is a sign of strength and beauty. Nowadays, though, I am seeing beyond the aesthetic benefits. I recognize what it means to have a strong posterior chain—the effect on a person’s posture, confidence, …
Regan Grimes Has Your New Favorite Back Workout
Looking to switch up your back routine and put on some mass? Regan Grimes, IFBB pro bodybuilder and Primeval Labs-sponsored athlete, is here to show you how. Seated Single-Arm Cable Row: 5 sets of 8-10 reps Grimes starts his workout with seated single-arm cable rows performed as a pre-exhaust exercise to get blood into …
3 Essential Moves for a Bigger, Badder Back
Back Workouts for Women: 4 Ways to Build Your Back by Design!
One of the greatest things—and most underappreciated—about bodybuilding-style training is how diverse you can be with your workouts. No workout need ever be the same! Day by day, you can change the grips you use, the machines or weights, and body positions as much as you’d like based on what feels right to you, …
Get the Back Pump of Your Life in Just 2 Moves!
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5 Tips for Building Your Best Back Ever
Back is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind muscle group for many people. Unlike the chest, shoulders, arms, and abs, it doesn’t easily catch your eye the way a biceps stretching out of a T-shirt sleeve or a ripped sixer does. Even more importantly, it can’t be scrutinized for weaknesses when you’re looking straight into a mirror. …
5 Ways To Supercharge Your Back Training
For many lifters, back training is a bit of an enigma. It is not as satisfying as a tough chest or shoulder workout, and often requires much more work to actually build an impressive back. That’s why on “back day,” gyms are usually full of lifters half-heartedly going through the motions: chin-ups, rows, hyperextensions, …
Phoenix Rising: Fitness Champ Derina Wilson Battles Back From Breast Cancer
When Derina Wilson competed in the Fitness International at the March 2018 Arnold Sports Festival, she knew it would be her last time onstage for a while. The hottest rising star in her division, Wilson took sixth at the prestigious competition thanks to her fitness routine, a crowd-pleasing turn to Alicia Keys’ “Girl on …
Build a Wider, Thicker Back with Osamoje Imoohi
Osamoje Imoohi, certified personal trainer and MusclePharm-sponsored athlete, is here to take you through his favorite exercises for building a big, strong back. “The objective of today’s workout is to build a wide and thick back,” explains Imoohi. “To do that, you’ll need to do a lot of reps, and a lot of sets.” …
Meg Squats' Quick Back Workout
Why does Meg Squats lift? Because it makes her strong—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. “Because it makes me a badass,” she says. That sounds like a great reason to jump into her back workout. In just three moves, you’ll be hitting your middle back and your lats. If you’ve seen Meg’s squat …