This exercise targets your posterior deltoid alongside your upper back muscles. Using the cables means you are able to create constant tension throughout the movement.
This exercise targets your posterior deltoid alongside your upper back muscles. Using the cables means you are able to create constant tension throughout the movement.
The bent-over cable lateral raise looks similar to the standing bent-over dumbbell lateral raise, but it uses cables instead. Unlike dumbbell raises, where the resistance varies during the movement, the cable pulley affords a uniform resistance throughout the motion.
This cable exercise targets your upper and mid back and helps strengthen the stabilising muscles in your core!
The bent-over lateral raise is a great isolation exercise which targets the posterior deltoids, giving the shoulders a complete look. It’s best to use light or moderate weights to effectively stimulate your delts as training too heavy is dangerous for your joints.
This exercise is a great way to target your back muscles while protecting your lower back.
Got a TRX? Well Then – you have a great and challenging exercise to have a go at! This is a fantastic way of training your back with a variety of different ways to spice it up!
This is a great exercise to help with strengthening your back to stop that hunched back look.
The Seated Shoulder Extension movement is a great preparatory movement to help prepare the shoulder for shoulder extension movements.
A rack pull is actually a variation and partial movement of a deadlift. It is great for strengthening the back and also you can get a bit of glute work in there too which is no bad thing!
Neutral spine, shoulders in depression and flex your lats, pull bar into your knee, leg press the floor away. Keep your shins vertical and your butt poked back. Before your pull each rep insure you feel your lats tight and innervated to ensure they take the load.
This slow and controlled exercise will help strengthen all of the muscles in your upper back.
In this progression, we throw in some extra challenge by having the swiss ball under us. By holding the body in correct alignment, you will also want to squeeze your glutes to help you stay on the ball.
If you are unable to get your head against the wall, try propping a towel that is rolled up enough to enable you have your head against it.
In this progression, the wall angel is done without any support under the hips. By holding the body in correct alignment, you will want to try and get your elbows against the wall and if possible your wrists too.
If you are unable to get your head against the wall, try propping a towel that is rolled up enough to enable you have your head against it.