Choose any other middle back exercise (latissimus
dorsi exercise).
Choose any other middle back exercise (latissimus
dorsi exercise) such as:
Choose any other of the following middle back exercise (latissimus
dorsi exercise) for building a wide back (broaden your back):
The following middle back exercises (latissimus
dorsi exercises) are among the most popular used by pro bodybuilders for adding back width:
Not exact matches
This
exercise has a powerful ability to strengthen more than a dozen of muscles, including the latissimus
dorsi muscles of the back, posterior deltoids, triceps, biceps and lower and middle traps.
Besides being the top ego - boosting lift of all time, the bench press is also a core fundamental
exercise for developing upper body strength that's mandatory for all lifters, as it allows you to train your pecs, anterior delts, triceps brachii and latissmus
dorsi all at the same time and thus acquire a fully rounded powerful chest and strong arms, shoulders and back.
Pull - ups are another amazing bodyweight
exercise that works a plethora of major muscle groups at the same time, including the latissimus
dorsi, biceps, traps, pecs and forearms, and can be easily adjusted to emphasize different muscles.
As a multi-joint
exercise that involves movement at the elbows, scapula and shoulders, the pull - down effectively trains a variety of muscles in the upper body, with the latissimus
dorsi being the prime mover.
The seated cable row
exercises multiple muscle groups and major joints in the body, and what's most important for us, it effectively works the entire back by training the erector spinae in the lower and middle back, the trapezius in the upper back, the rhomboids and latissimus
dorsi in the middle and the teres major in the outer back.
Shoulder stretching
exercises including anterior shoulder stretch, chest stretch, Triceps stretch and Latissimus
Dorsi stretch as well as partner assisted
exercises which can increase range of motion still further in the shoulder joints.
Shoulder stretching
exercises including anterior shoulder stretch, chest stretch, Triceps stretch and Latissimus
Dorsi stretch as well as partner assisted
exercises which can increase range of...
Which brings us to the lat pull - down, a highly effective
exercise that primarily targets the latissiums
dorsi, the large fan - shaped muscle that makes up a big portion of your back, the lower and middle trapezius, the rhomboids and the serratus, while also engaging the elbow flexors, biceps and brachialis as supporting muscles; and is therefore an invaluable tool when it comes to building your back to bigger and better proportions.
The wide grip pull up favored by bodybuilders since time began is a great power
exercise which on its own can build very impressive latissimus
dorsi that spread out from the body like wings.
The videos listed below demonstrate proper form and technique for
exercises that primarily strengthen the lats (i.e. the latissimus
dorsi muscle of the back).
The tibia
dorsi, plate loaded machine is the best equipment for this
exercise.
This push up made famous by American fitness expert Jack Lalanne in the 1950s is a great shoulder, latissimus
dorsi and core
exercise that looks very impressive but should not take anyone with good overall strength long to master.
It's an isolation
exercise (defined as a single - joint
exercise, in this case, the shoulder joint) for the latissimus
dorsi, a.k.a. the «lats,» which is rare.
To add variety to your middle back workout routine, replace the supported T - bar rows with a different
exercise that works the same muscles (latissimus
dorsi).
This
exercise specifically works the posterior muscles such as the Latissimus
dorsi and gluteals to help align the body correctly.
This
exercise is all about upper body strength, with the main area being worked out latissimus
dorsi muscle of the back.
This
exercise works the latissimus
dorsi, and core stabilization muscles.
In addition to working the lats (latissimus
dorsi), it is a good postural
exercise because the lower back and hips are strengthened during the bent over row.
Your inner thigh (adductors), abs, and shoulders (lats / latissimus
dorsi) all work in this
exercise.
This is an excellent (although very demanding)
exercise that targets the overall back muscles (latissimus
dorsi in particular), as well as the biceps, a part of the triceps, and the forearms.
The
exercise mostly targets the latissimus
dorsi muscle of the back along with other assisting muscles like the biceps.
An upper body workout is not complete without some
exercises that focus on the antagonists of the pectoralis major and deltoids, namely the rhomboids, trapezius, and latismuss
dorsi.
Although Lat Pulldowns are technically a compound
exercise, most of the emphasis is on the Latissumus
Dorsi, or «lats» for short.
Intervention — any acute study assessing the muscle activity of the latissimus
dorsi during the bench press
exercise
These
exercises primarily strengthen the latissimus
dorsi, but help to tighten arms (biceps) as well.
The body saw
exercise builds core strength, protects the spine, targets the serratus anterior, and even hits the trapezius and latissimus
dorsi muscles.
After reverse bent over rows, pull - ups are the most complete
exercise for back development — especially for the latissimus
dorsi — and you hit every part of your back, from the wide part of your trapezius and latissimus
dorsi, tapering down to your waist and lower back, just by using a combination of pull - up variations.
The participants performed the foam rolling
exercises over the lower extremities and back, which includes the quadriceps, hamstring, IT band, calves, latissimus
dorsi, and rhomboid muscles.
Therefore, the latissimus
dorsi muscle is highly active during many upper - body pulling
exercises and may be maximised by using heavy loads and a mix of horizontal and vertical pulling.
The leg press machine — based
exercises consisted of biceps curls, triceps extension, seated rowing, latissimus
dorsi pull - down
exercises, leg presses, hamstring curls, and calf raises.
They report the mean latissimus
dorsi muscle activity ranged between 2 — 85 % of MVC, likely due to the greater momentum or lesser load present in some of the
exercises.
Similarly, latissimus
dorsi, posterior deltoid, biceps brachii, upper trapezius, and lower trapezius EMG amplitudes are greater in a pressing
exercise performed with a cable machine compared to with a fixed bar path machine (Cacchio et al. 2008).
Park et al. (2015) investigated a number of
exercises that would elicit a MVC of the lateral and medial latissimus
dorsi muscle.
The report no difference in muscle activity of the latissimus
dorsi between
exercises.
They report that the pronated grip pull up produced comparable (120 % vs. 117 % of maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) levels) latissimus
dorsi muscle activity compared with the supinated chin - up
exercise.
Few studies have investigated the effect of forearm orientation on latissimus
dorsi muscle activity during the lat pull - down
exercise.
Several studies have compared latissimus
dorsi muscle activity when performing either the front or rear lat pull - down
exercises and most have found that it makes no difference.
During horizontal pulling
exercises (rowing), latissimus
dorsi muscle activity appears not to be affected by stability surface at the hand, or by whether full scapular retraction is performed.
Comparing different types of rowing movements, Fenwick et al. (2009) compared
exercises with varying degrees of spine loading on the latissimus
dorsi muscle activity.
However, one study has investigated the use of expert instruction on latissimus
dorsi muscle activity during the lat pull - down
exercise.
During vertical pulling
exercises, the latissimus
dorsi muscle activity does not appear to be affected by grip width, stability at the hand, or type of external resistance used.
This may imply that
exercises with peak contractions at just below the horizontal are most helpful for targeting the latissimus
dorsi during this joint action.