Upper Back Exercises

The Lat Pull down and Pull up

These exercises are extremely similar, and so I put them in the same article.  I personally prefer pull ups (because I like isometric exercises, and they workout more of your body because of the balance they require), but for the beginner, lat pull downs are fine.  Also, a lot of beginners can’t do many pull [...]

The Seated Row

Seated cable rows are excellent for both your upper and lower back, and for this exerise you will need to find the (yes, you guessed it!) a seated cable row machine.  Lower on the page there is a picture of me doing the seated row.  I would recommend using the v-bar for this exercise, also [...]

Shoulder Shrugs

This exercise is probably the simplest of the posture exercises on this website, but don’t shrug it off!  All you need for this exercise is a pair of dumbbells (and progressively as you get stronger, heavier and heavier dumbbells).
For those of you who are interested in posture exercises that can be done at home (without [...]