YOU MIGHT BE primarily concerned about building up the muscles you see when you look at yourself in the mirror. The chest, arms, abs are the main focus of your training routine, and you keep careful track of your progress. That type of approach will give you some visually-pleasing results in the short term—but if you’re focused on achieving long-term results that will pay off both aesthetically and functionally, you’ll need to give your back muscles some love.
Your back muscles are a major component of healthy movement. Your rear delts, traps, rhomboids, lats, and other muscles positioned on the backside of your body are essential for actions like pulling, proper posture and spinal support, rotation, and even breathing. If you give these muscle groups the short shrift, you won’t just miss out on performance gains—you’ll look unbalanced, too.
Thankfully, you can fix that problem by adding workouts that train your back muscles to your training regimen—and we have plenty of videos from Men’s Health experts to show you the ropes. You can use these videos to learn the basics of back training, watching everything for standalone back day workouts to clips that explain what types of common exercises you should avoid. Best of all, you can trust Men’s Health experts to give you the best insights and fitness knowledge anywhere.
Brett Williams, a fitness editor at Men’s Health, is a NASM-CPT certified trainer and former pro football player and tech reporter who splits his workout time between strength and conditioning training, martial arts, and running. You can find his work elsewhere at Mashable, Thrillist, and other outlets.
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