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).
Shoulder shrugs are a very effective exercise, and actually very easy to build muscle with. This exercise [...]