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 …
Old-School Back Training for New Gains
There’s a reason those classic bodybuilding photos inspire you to keep cranking out reps: Everything they did in the gym worked! If an exercise was effective for building muscle 40 years ago, chances are it’ll build muscle now. I’m not saying you have to abandon all your new-fangled gym gadgets or fancy corrective exercises. …
3 Moves to a Brick-Thick Back
A complete and powerful back isn’t just wide—it’s also thick and has detail that embodies strength and muscularity. Each of the following exercises builds mass throughout your back to give you the thickness and strength to match your width. Building mass is about making your muscles work harder, so use whatever assistance you need …
Abel Albonetti's Workout for Back Annihilation
MuscleTech-sponsored athlete Abel Albonetti is coming at you again, and this time he’s after your back. As usual, he’s going at it with a vengeance so you can build some serious muscle. Over 60-90 minutes, you’ll suffer through some highly demanding double—and triple—dropsets, inter-set stretching, and supersets. Albonetti will have you making slight adjustments, …
Supersets For A Massive Back With Evan Centopani
Working out is fun when you’re a beginner. Before long, though, working out evolves into training, and training is not fun. In fact, done correctly, training is hard and uncomfortable and about as entertaining as getting kicked in the nuts. Sounds like back day, right? On this day of the week, you spend a …
Back and Hamstring Workout With Keto Ribeye
High-Volume Back Workout by Pauline Nordin
The sheer number of exercises included in this back workout may appear intimidating at first glance. Pauline Nordin is well aware that it might elicit this feeling. “Don’t let this workout make you like, ‘Oh, it’s so many exercises,'” she says. “Because it goes fast. It’s going to be done in 40-45 minutes.” …
Cable-Only Back Workout With Tanner Hobbs
Gym2k.com Signature athlete Tanner Hobbs has a simple approach to fitness: Life is too precious not to feel confident in your own skin. As a successful online fitness coach, Hobbs is on a mission to help you build the body you want with simple, fun workouts that don’t require tons of time or extra equipment. […]
Build Your Back and Biceps with Lais DeLeon
No-Holds-Barred Back Workout With Branch Warren
Rarely does watching a 20-minute workout feel so captivating, but listening to IFBB pro Branch Warren discuss his training, his career, and what it takes to be on top is an experience any past, present, or future bodybuilder should have. This back workout is straightforward, but Warren’s approach makes it special. Never content to leave […]
Back Workouts for Men: The 6 Best Routines for Bigger Lats
One-Time Fitness Champ Jenny Worth Slides Back Into The Spotlight
When Jenny Worth left the fitness stage in 2003, she was 26 and had already known the highs and lows of stardom. Having gotten her pro card in 1998, during the so-called golden age of fitness, she dazzled among legends like Susie Curry, Jen Hendershott, and Adela Garcia. Her routines were high wattage and entertaining, […]
Back and Biceps Plus BFR: The Perfect Combo!
Don’t believe anyone who tells you that old-school and new-school lifting can’t play nicely together. In our popular All Access program, Project Mass: Jake Wilson’s 14-Week Muscle-Building Trainer, the two styles of training are dance partners pretty much every day—and it definitely works in your favor. If you want evidence, look no further than this […]
Increase Your Back Width With 5 Moves
MusclePharm-sponsored athlete and Gym2k.com spokesmodel finalist Tyler Holt doesn’t hold back when it comes to building muscle. “We all have rough days—days we don’t want to work out or eat right,” he explains. “But if you want the results you’re looking for, it needs to be done regardless of how much you don’t want to […]