Exercises To Strengthen The Back

By Mike Caton


The back has many functions and therefore several muscles that should be targeted when exercising the back. This article will highlight these movements and exercises.

Taking the arms down from a higher point. Your Latissimus Dorsi, which starts at mid back and then wraps around the sides is responsible for this motion. These are the reason for the V design of the backside. You can target this muscle with the following exercises: Pull Ups, Chin Ups together with Pull Downs in any form. Note: images for all these exercises can be found here.

Taking the arms backward from a neutral placement. This movement is normally referred to as a rowing action. The muscle tissues which are for the most part associated are the latissimus dorsi along with the teres muscles, spinatus muscles along with the rhomboids. Some of the exercises that achieve this activity and focus on these particular muscles are: Rows, One-Arm Row and also Low Pull.

Pulling the arms back while in an elevated position. This is the least common of all the shoulder movements. It would require having the arms elevated in front of you and then to pull the arms back while keeping them elevated. There are very few movements in life that do this except for the sport of rowing. During this activity, your elbows are kept high as opposed to the row exercise where your elbows are at your sides. Exercises that simulate this movement and work these muscles are the same as for the standard row exercises, but while maintaining elevated elbows.

Lifting the shoulders. Also known as a shrug, this is a common and functional movement. This movement uses the trapezoid muscles. Exercises that accomplish this movement are any of the various shrug exercises.

Extending the Spinal column. This means moving the back from a bent over posture to a neutral one. The muscle tissues that make this happen are the erector spinae muscles. Just a few of the exercises which make use of these particular muscles are Back Extensions on a Ball or Roman Chair and also tilting forward while on a rowing machine.

While exercising your back, make sure to select exercises that target each of these movements in order to have a complete, strong back.




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