"The key to getting the biggest 'bang for your buck' is keeping your torso not completely erect, but at about a 60 percent angle," says Shannon. Build big, strong latissimus dorsi muscles takes more ...

OUT OF ALL the machines you'll find on the gym floor, few are as effective and useful for building back muscle than the lat pulldown machine. Replicating the lat pulldown is tough to do, but these ...

On a cable machine, grip the bar wider than shoulder-width. Pull the bar to your upper chest, squeezing your lats.

Strength coach and Athlean-X founder Jeff Cavaliere C.S.C.S. helps people train smarter by sharing how the most effective, "essential" exercises they should be performing in order to build strength ...

I first stumbled on the single-arm lat pulldown back in college, when building a bigger back was borderline obsession. I was chasing size, symmetry, and that wide V-taper look, but standard rows and ...

TO FORGE A balanced physique, trainingyour back muscles will be absolutely essential. One of the most consequential of your back muscles will be your lats—and there are plenty of lat-focused exercises ...

More importantly, the lats are crucial for some of the most essential movements you'll make in both the gym and just about any other situation in your everyday life: pulling. From dumbbell rows to ...