Sentences with phrase «major muscles of the upper back»

The row builds strength in the major muscles of the upper back and arm that allow you to pull things toward the body.

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The latissimus dorsi is a major upper back muscle that connects the vertebrae in the thorax and lumbar regions and the iliac crest of the hip bone to the humerus bone of the upper arm.

The deadlift is one of the few movements that work all major muscle groups in the body — depending on the stance and variation, it will help you strengthen your lower back, hams, glutes, hips, calves, quads, upper back, arms, traps, spinal erectors, etc..

Your upper back muscles hold your shoulders back, and play a bigger role in increasing the width of your upper body than the pectoralis major muscle of the chest.

Make sure the workouts target all major muscles of the upper body, lower body, and the core, and from all muscles sides (front and the back) to prevent imbalance.

A well - designed back workout uses mainly compound exercises to train all the major muscles of the upper and lower back.

Another version of the pulldown, this variation involves more of the muscles of the upper back (rhomboids and teres major) than the close grip version.