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 ...

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 ...

Gold’s Gym senior director of fitness Andy Coggan says that lats aid in day-to-day movements. Here's how to properly do lat exercises. When you think about muscles you can easily work at home, lats ...

The most popular day in the gym often begins without a proper warm-up. This is a pity, because chest day can be so much better with a stretch, some mobility work, and activation to help you push more ...

No matter what workout split you’re following, exercising the back has to be done with a lot of care. Given the sheer number of muscles the back has and how sensitive the spine is, there are many back ...

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 ...