Power Dumbbell Bent Over Rows are a GREAT exercise to shape up the back, and get the legs involved as well. Blast calories, tone, & sculpt w/ this one. Take advantage of the fast pace and explosive motion to increase power output in the body. This is an all around great exercise to add […]
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Stability Ball Prone DB Cobra – Exercise Demo Video
The Stability Ball Prone DB Cobra is an EXCELLENT exercise to kick up the back muscles from the base of your pelvis, all the way to the top of the head. One thing I’ll mention is that you don’t have to go super heavy to get the full benefits of this move. Simply use […]
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Kettlebell Windmill – Exercise Demo
I absolutely love this exercise. And I think you’re really going to love it too once you try it out! Here’s a way to kill your core, get a great upper body workout, and train balance as well. And that’s with this KB Windmill. Kettlebell Windmill Primary Muscles […]
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DB Bent Over Row Deadlift
Looking for a way to kill two birds with ONE stone, tighten up the legs, and build/tone your upper back at the same time? How about if I threw in some core tightening and strengthening benefits to it as well? Ok, then you will DEFINITELY want to throw this compound move into your program! […]
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Spiderman Pulls
Spider Man Pulls are an excellent power exercise for the back. They hit primarily the lats through dynamic speed and resistance. Primary Muscles Targeted Performing the Spiderman Pulls To set up, you want to use the standing free motion machine, setting the arms up in an overhead position. The […]
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Meadow Rows
The Meadow Row was named after strength and conditioning coach John Meadows. It’s a GREAT exercise for improving the thickness and detail in the back. You can use the Olympic Bar for this, or the end of a T Bar row machine, or calf raise machine. You want to get a big range of motion […]
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Rack Pulls
Rack pulls are a fantastic exercise for building up the back. In my opinion, it’s also a great exercise for figure, women’s physique, or builder competitors to really work on spreading the lats and displaying a proper front and back pose. Performed as a modified deadlift, this exercise can have you improving your wingspan in […]
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Olympic Bar T Rows
This is a GREAT exercise for hitting up the middle back. I love this one as a builder, you can do it on it’s own, or part of a super or giant set. Really think about SQUEEZING the traps through the top of the range of motion. Primary Muscles Targeted […]
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Speed Romanian Deadlift (RDL) – Feet Close
The Speed RDL’s is a great exercise for targeting the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. Because it focuses more on power endurance (producing as much power as you can in as little time as possible – and over a duration or number of reps), we do not want to go too heavy with this motion. […]
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Bodyweight Pull Ups – Narrow Grip
Bodyweight pull ups are in my book the one of the “Grand Daddy” exercises when it comes to building an incredibly strong and shapely back. Typically, I like to start my back days out with a few sets of 5 to 8 reps as a warm up. And I’ll perform about 3-5 sets. You […]
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