There’s a saying in bodybuilding, “shows are won from the back.” During the Golden Era, that idea defined champions. While ...

This is one of the most fundamental dumbbell exercises for the lats, says TJ Mentus, a certified personal trainer. “The lats work to pull the elbows into the sides and keep the shoulders back,” he ...

Dumbbell lat exercises give you a great range to train the lats, which benefits anyone training in a home gym or a gym with limited equipment. If you're strengthening your lats, you'll want to add at ...

TO FORGE A balanced physique, training your back muscles will be absolutely essential. One of the most consequential of your back muscles will be your lats—and there are plenty of lat-focused ...

Strength coaches are pivoting away from traditional overhand grips to this supinated variation that builds thicker lats and ...

The upper back is an important enough area to train that many gym rats devote two whole days to it each week—this is what “pull day” really means. With strong lats and other upper back muscles, you ...

I first stumbled on the single-arm lat pulldown back in college, when building a bigger back was borderline obsession. I was chasing size, symmetry, and that wide V-taper look, but standard rows and ...

Kali Muscle, Big Boy, and Rob team up for a brutal back workout that focuses on heavy pulling movements and raw strength. Set in a no-frills gym environment, the session features barbell rows, lat ...

These 5 standing moves strengthen your back, improve posture, and build real-world stability after 45, no machines needed.

There are so many muscle groups to keep track of and hit during your workout routine, but your lats (a.k.a. latissimus dorsi) shouldn't get left out. You probably don't see them on the reg, but you ...