Build stronger, more defined lats with these proven exercises
This machine exercise strengthens your back and arm muscles. You pull the handles down to your chest, taking turns with each side, to build muscle and power.
The assisted parallel close grip pull-up is a back exercise done on a machine that pushes you up. This support makes the pull-up easier so you can focus on doing the movement correctly.
This machine helps you do pull-ups by giving you support. It makes lifting your body weight easier. It mainly works your big back muscles and also uses your arms.
This machine helps you perform a pull-up by lifting some of your body weight for you. It mainly strengthens your back muscles (lats). It is a great choice if you want to build the strength needed to do a pull-up without help.
This exercise uses a stretchy band to work your back and arm muscles. You kneel on the floor and pull the band from high up down to your side. Move slowly and focus on squeezing your muscles as you pull.
The barbell bent arm pullover is a strength exercise that works your back muscles, triceps, and chest. You lie on a bench and lower a barbell behind your head in a controlled arc, then lift it back up.
The barbell decline bent arm pullover is a strength exercise done on a slanted bench. It mainly works your back muscles (lats) but also helps your chest and triceps. You need strong control to safely lower and lift the bar over your head while keeping good form.
Bench pull-ups are a simple bodyweight exercise that builds back strength. You lie underneath a sturdy bar or table and pull your chest up to it while keeping your body straight like a plank. This move works your back muscles, arms, and grip.
The cable incline pushdown is a focused exercise for the back muscles (lats). It uses a cable machine with a straight bar. You must move slowly and with good posture to work your back muscles well. The triceps and shoulders also help with the movement.
This exercise uses a cable machine to build strong back muscles. It also works your arms and shoulders. You sit down and pull a bar from high up down to your chest. Moving the bar all the way up and down helps your muscles work their best.
This is a strength exercise for your back muscles, specifically the large muscles on the sides of your back. It uses a cable machine with a rope handle. The movement also helps strengthen your arm muscles. To do it, you pull the rope down to your sides while keeping your posture straight and squeezing your shoulder blades together.
This exercise works your back muscles, which are called the lats. You do it by lying on a bench and using a cable machine with a rope. You need to move slowly and carefully to make your muscles work well and keep your shoulders safe.
This exercise uses a cable machine to work the large back muscles (lats) on one side of your body at a time. It also uses your arm muscles to help. You must move slowly and carefully to make sure your back does the work instead of swinging your body.
This exercise works your large back muscles (lats) using a cable machine and a straight bar. It also helps your arms and shoulders. To do it right, you must keep your arms straight and your body still the whole time.
This exercise mixes a squat with a pulling motion. It works your back, arms, and legs all at once. You need good balance and a strong tummy to do it right.
This exercise uses a cable machine and a rope handle to work your back muscles, which are called the lats. It focuses on moving slowly and carefully to make sure your back does the work instead of your arms.
This exercise works your back muscles using a cable machine. You use one arm at a time, moving like you are paddling a kayak. This helps you build strength on both sides of your body.
This exercise works your back muscles, specifically the lats. It uses a cable machine. You pull a handle toward you while turning your upper body. Your shoulders and arms help with the movement too. This exercise builds strength and coordination.
This strength exercise works your back muscles (lats), as well as your arms and shoulders. It involves sitting down and pulling a cable bar behind your neck. You need flexible shoulders to do this movement safely.
This is a chest exercise you do while lying on a flat bench. You hold a weight with both hands and slowly lower it behind your head in a curved path, then bring it back up. It mostly strengthens your chest, but also works your arm and back muscles.
This is a chest and back exercise that also works your arms. You do it with one arm while sitting on an exercise ball. Because the ball moves, you must use your stomach muscles to balance.
This exercise works your chest, back, and arm muscles. You lie on a bench, lower a weight behind your head, and then pull it back up over your chest.
This chest exercise also works your back and arms. You lie on an exercise ball, hold a weight over your chest, lower it behind your head, and then lift it back up.
This exercise works your chest, back, and arm muscles. You lie on a bench and hold a weight with both hands. Keep your arms straight as you move the weight in a circle shape over your head and behind it.
This flexibility exercise targets the large muscles on the sides of your back. You sit on a stability ball and lean to the side while holding a weight above your head. This creates a deep stretch in your back while also working your shoulders and arms.
This stretch is done on a large exercise ball. It works your lower back and side muscles. It also uses your bottom and leg muscles. You roll the ball under your back and gently lean backward over it to stretch.
You lie on your side on top of an exercise ball to stretch your side back muscles. It also stretches your shoulders and the back of your arms.
This is a strength exercise for your back muscles, specifically the lats. It also works your chest and the back of your arms. To do it, you lie on a bench and carefully move an EZ bar in a curved path over and behind your head.
This is a hard exercise where you lift your body up to a bar. You must pull yourself up until your chest touches the bar, not just your chin. This creates a tight squeeze in your upper back muscles. It also works your arms and shoulders.
This exercise mixes a pull-up with a dip. You use a swinging motion to help move your body from under the bar to the top of it. It works your back muscles and requires a lot of upper body strength and speed.
This is a bodyweight exercise that stretches the large muscles on the sides of your back (lats). It helps your upper back and shoulders move more easily. To do it, you kneel down, reach your arms up high, and lean from side to side.
The L-pull-up is a hard exercise using your own body weight. It works your back muscles, tummy muscles, and arms. To do it, you must keep your legs straight out in front of you, like the letter 'L', the whole time you pull yourself up.
This machine exercise helps you do chin-ups by giving you a boost. It makes it easier to strengthen your back and arm muscles. It is perfect for anyone who cannot do a chin-up on their own yet.
This machine exercise builds strong back muscles. You sit down and pull the handles down to your chest to work your muscles.
This machine exercise works your back muscles. You use one arm at a time to make each side of your body stronger.
This machine exercise works your back muscles, which are known as lats. It also uses your arms and shoulders. You sit on the seat, hold the handles, and pull them down to your chest in a smooth motion.
This machine exercise strengthens your back muscles (lats). You hold the handles with your palms facing you (underhand grip). It also works your arms and shoulders. The machine is safe and easy for almost anyone to use.
This exercise is a strong movement that uses your shoulders, back muscles, and stomach muscles. You will squat down, throw a weighted ball straight up into the air, and then catch it as it comes back down.
This bodyweight exercise works your back, biceps, and forearms. You pull yourself up to the bar using a mixed grip. This helps improve your gripping strength and upper body power.
This is a very hard bodyweight exercise. It mixes a pull-up and a dip into one move. You need a lot of upper body strength and speed to do it. It mostly works your back muscles, but it also uses your arms, shoulders, and chest.
This is a very hard exercise that uses your own body weight. It mixes a pull-up with a dip. You need to be strong and move well to do it. It mainly works your back muscles, but it also uses your arms.
Stand in front of a wall and put one hand flat against it. Keep your arm straight and push into the wall to work your back and shoulder muscles.
The one arm chin-up is a very hard bodyweight exercise for your back muscles. You need a lot of strength and balance to do it. To perform this move, you pull yourself up to a bar using just one arm, while your other hand holds your wrist to help.
This bodyweight exercise strengthens your back (lats) and arms (biceps and forearms). To do it, hang from a bar with your palms facing each other. Pull yourself up until your chin is above the bar, then lower yourself down slowly.
The pull-up uses your body weight to work the big muscles in your back. It also uses your arm muscles. Because it takes a lot of upper body strength and control, it is a hard exercise for many people to do.
This bodyweight exercise targets your back muscles, specifically the lats, while also working your biceps and forearms. It involves hanging from a bar and pulling yourself up to build upper body strength.
This exercise uses a machine to make your back muscles strong. You hold the handles with your palms facing up, which also works your arm muscles. You sit down and pull the handles to your chest while squeezing your shoulder blades together.
This exercise uses your body weight to make your back and arm muscles stronger. You hold the bar with your palms facing you and pull yourself up until your chin is over the bar.
This bodyweight exercise strengthens your back, arms, and grip. You hang from a bar and pull your body up, then lower yourself down with control. It requires good upper body strength.
This exercise uses a foam roller to help stretch the large muscles in your back, known as the lats. It also works your shoulders and the back of your arms. You perform it by bending forward at your hips and lowering the roller to feel the stretch.
This is a gentle chair exercise that stretches your lower back and side muscles. It also helps the muscles in your bottom and legs. This move is good for loosening up a tight back and improving how well you can move.
This is a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your back, arms, and grip. To do it, you hold a bar with your hands as wide as your shoulders and pull your body up.
This bodyweight exercise stretches your back muscles (lats), as well as your sides and glutes. You lie on your side, reach over your head, and lift your bottom leg to feel a stretch along the side of your body.
The side-to-side chin is a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your back muscles. You pull your body up to a bar and then move your chin from left to right while holding yourself up. This version is harder than a normal chin-up and needs more strength and control.
This is a simple bodyweight move that stretches your side muscles and lats. You stand up and lean to the side to work your shoulders and waist.
The twin handle parallel grip lat pulldown is a back exercise done on a cable machine. It works the large muscles on the sides of your back, along with your arms and shoulders. You sit down and pull two handles straight down to your chest while keeping your hands facing each other.
This is a hard upper body workout done on a dip cage. It works your back, biceps, and forearms. You add extra weight to the exercise to make it tougher and build more strength.
The weighted muscle up is a tough exercise for strong athletes. It works your back muscles and involves pulling your whole body up and over a bar while wearing extra weight. You need a lot of upper body strength and practice to do it right.
This is a very hard exercise done with extra weight attached to you. It mixes a pull-up and a dip into one big move on a bar. It works your back, arms, and shoulders. You need to be very strong and skilled to do it safely.
This is a very hard exercise for strong athletes. You use one hand to pull yourself up while wearing extra weight. It builds strong muscles in your back and arms.
The weighted pull-up is a harder version of the normal pull-up. You add extra weight to your body to make it more difficult. This exercise mainly builds your back muscles, but it also works your arms and grip. You need to be strong and careful to do it safely.
The wide grip pull-up is an exercise where you lift your own body weight. It mainly strengthens your big back muscles, but it also uses your arm muscles. You hang from a bar with your hands far apart, pull yourself up until your chin is higher than the bar, and then lower yourself slowly.
This is a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your back, arm, and gripping muscles. You hold the bar with your hands far apart and pull yourself up. It focuses on making your upper back stronger.
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