Back exercises
57 movements — how to perform them, what they train, and the mistakes to avoid.
Rows and vertical pulls. Rows build thickness through the mid-back, pull-ups and pulldowns build the width of the lats — a back that only gets one of the two is half trained.
8 of these need no equipment at all — see the bodyweight library for the full list across every muscle.
Archer Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Assisted Pull-Up MachineMachine · beginner
Band Lat PulldownBands · beginner
Band Pull-ApartBands · beginner
Band Straight-Arm PulldownBands · beginner
Band-Assisted Pull-UpPull-up bar · beginner
Barbell Bent-Over RowBarbell · intermediate
Barbell ShrugBarbell · beginner
Bent-Over Band RowBands · beginner
Bent-Over Dumbbell RowDumbbells · intermediate
Cable Lat PulloverCables · intermediate
Cable ShrugCables · beginner
Chest-Supported RowDumbbells · beginner
Child's PoseBodyweight · beginner
Chin-UpPull-up bar · intermediate
Close-Grip Lat PulldownCables · beginner
Commando Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Doorway RowBodyweight · beginner
Dumbbell Rear Delt FlyDumbbells · beginner
Dumbbell ShrugDumbbells · beginner
Feet-Elevated Inverted RowBodyweight · intermediate
Gorilla RowKettlebell · intermediate
Incline Bench Dumbbell RowDumbbells · beginner
Inverted RowBodyweight · beginner
L-Sit Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Landmine RowBarbell · intermediate
Lat PulldownCables · beginner
Machine High RowMachine · beginner
Machine Low RowMachine · beginner
Negative Chin-UpPull-up bar · intermediate
Neutral-Grip Pull-UpPull-up bar · intermediate
Pendlay RowBarbell · advanced- Prone Floor RowBodyweight · beginner
- Prone Lat PulldownBodyweight · beginner
Prone Y RaiseBodyweight · beginner
Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Renegade RowDumbbells · advanced
Resistance Band RowBands · beginner
Resistance Band ShrugBands · beginner
Reverse Pec Deck FlyMachine · beginner
Scapular Pull-UpPull-up bar · beginner
Seal RowBarbell · intermediate
Seated Band RowBands · beginner
Seated Cable RowCables · beginner
Single-Arm Cable RowCables · beginner
Single-Arm Dumbbell RowDumbbells · beginner
Single-Arm Lat PulldownCables · intermediate
Smith Machine RowMachine · beginner
Straight-Arm PulldownCables · intermediate
T-Bar RowBarbell · intermediate
Three-Point Dumbbell RowDumbbells · intermediate
Towel Door RowBodyweight · beginner
Towel Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Underhand Barbell RowBarbell · intermediate
Weighted Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Wide-Grip Lat PulldownCables · beginner
Wide-Grip Pull-UpPull-up bar · advanced
Other muscle groups
ChestShouldersBicepsTricepsForearms & gripQuadsHamstringsGlutesCalvesCore & absCardio & conditioningMobility & recovery
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