Your lats or latissimus dorsi muscles are large triangular-shaped back muscles that get a serious workout with the lateral pulldown, hence the name. The lats are sometimes called the wing muscles you ...

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 ...

The pull-up is the epitome of true bodyweight strength. With no equipment required, it’s one of the best exercises in your arsenal to build strength and muscle in your upper back, biceps, and ...

If you’re aiming for more back strength, stop walking by the cable machine at the gym. You’re missing out on an effective back workout when you do. Yes, there are tons of exercises out there for back ...

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 ...

Leg day, arm day, ab day—but what about lat day? Lats are the largest muscles in your upper body and the core of any workout routine. Most people use the term lats, but the scientific name for the lat ...