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The Best Back Workout Routine

The upper body will grow faster if you also workout your lower body. Many guys fall into the trap of only training their upper bodies and end up taking much longer to get muscle gains. It’s always best to be proportionate.

The typical guy loves to do 2 exercises at the gym and they are the bench press and the bicep curl. You might be surprised to know that bicep curls are one of the least important exercises to having a great looking upper body.

Your biceps get a decent workout when you are training your back but most guys don’t train their back enough and over train their chest. One thing you need to try is to switch up your workout because right now you probably train your chest on Monday because you love doing bench press so much. So from now on, Monday will be your back training day.

What exercises will workout your back?

Pull-ups will work the lats which are part of the back, they are the muscles that make you look like a cobra. They make you appear wider from the front view. Also lat pull-downs will do the same and that way you can do more or less weight than your body weight.

Traps are a part of the back. They are called the trapezius and they are the muscles that look like they are on top of your shoulders. The muscle actually originates from that little bump on the back of your head (external occipital protuberance) and the insert on the spine at your lower back. To get big traps the best exercises are shrugs and kettlebell swings.

There is not one specific exercise that can count as the best back workout but a combination of the 2 exercises above will make for a great routine for your back.