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Smith Machine Deadlift: Target Hamstrings, Glutes, and More!
Deadlifts are one of the most popular (and badass) exercises of all time. There is something inherently sexy about lifting heavy stuff off the floor and…
Back Exercises
Step-by-step back exercise guides: setup, form cues, muscles worked and variations for each movement.
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13 Best Latissimus Dorsi Exercises to Build Bigger Lats
The lats are arguably the most important back muscles from an aesthetic standpoint. When developed properly, they give your back width and thickness. In fact, big…
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Cable Rear Delt Fly: Strengthen Your Delts and Upper Back
There is perhaps no better exercise for your posterior deltoid and back than the cable rear delt fly. If you put all the muscle groups in order…
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Standing Cable Pullover: Target Your Lats and Upper Body Strength
When it comes to building a broader, more muscular back, most lifters automatically gravitate toward compound exercises like pull-ups, chin-ups, pulldowns, and bent-over rows. Each of…
Back
Kettlebell Hang Clean: Target Your Full Body Muscles Effectively
An all-around beneficial movement, the kettlebell hang clean is great for building functional strength in ways most are not used to, learning proper lifting technique, increasing…
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Kettlebell Sumo High Pull: Build Glutes, Legs, and Upper Body
The kettlebell sumo high pull (or kettlebell sumo deadlift high pull) is a functional exercise that also builds strength and muscle throughout the entire body. It…
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Dumbbell Rear Delt Row: Strengthen Your Deltoids & More!
When it comes to deltoid training, most people focus on their deltoids by doing lots of overhead presses and lateral raises. However, those exercises only work…
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Maximize Strength: Resistance Band Deadlift for Total Leg Power
Deadlifts are one of the most badass exercises of all time. Watching a barbell bend as a lifter deadlifts a shit ton of weight off the…
Back
Pronated Pulldown: Target Your Lats & Upper Back Effectively
A lot of bodybuilders are guilty of paying too much attention to the muscles on the front of their body – the muscles they can see…
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Kettlebell One-Arm Row: Master Your Back and Biceps Strength
The kettlebell one-arm row is a back exercise variation and alternative to other single-arm back exercises. However, unlike the dumbbell or machine row, a kettlebell is…
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Seal Row: Build Back Strength & Sculpt Your Upper Body
If you have been doing dumbbell rows or lat pulldowns for years but still have no results to show for it, you should add seal row to your…
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Thoracic Extensor Exercises for A Stronger Upper Back
When it comes to back training, most exercisers focus on their lats, rhomboids, traps, and erector spinae. This makes a lot of sense given that these…
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Strengthen Your Spine: Effective Back Extensions for Core Power
Back extensions, also known as hyperextensions, are a very popular exercise. Most gyms have a back-extension bench, and a lot of people do this exercise to…
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Unique Cable Machine Exercises for Enhancing Your Back Development
Almost every modern-era bodybuilder has used the lat pulldowns and seated rows to build a muscular back. Purists may say that deadlifts and pull-ups/chin-ups are the…
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Inverted Row: Strengthen Your Back and Arms Effectively!
Also known as the supine row or Australian pull-up, the inverted row is one of the most underrated yet effective back exercises. It’s typically done using…
Arms
Master Gorilla Row: Build Your Back and Strengthen Core
There are lots of exercises named after animals – spider curls, donkey calf raises, downward dogs, inchworms, bear crawls, crab walks, and the cobra pose, to…
Arms
Inverted Row Alternatives for a Broader, More Muscular Back
Inverted rows, also known as Australian pull-ups and body rows, are a very effective calisthenic or bodyweight back and biceps exercise. Unlike pull-ups and chin-ups, inverted…
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The 13 Best Landmine Press Alternatives for Massive Shoulders
The landmine is one of the most versatile training devices in the gym. Using just a landmine and a barbell, you can train virtually every muscle…
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Hyperextension Alternatives for A Powerful Posterior Chain
It’s impossible to say which skeletal muscles are the most important, as each one has such different functions. However, there is a strong case for putting…