The Best Back Workout For Building Muscle & Definition | Myprotein Masterclass

Content Executive3 years ago

Myprotein Masterclass is the series dedicated to helping you master your movements in the gym, using expert advice from the pros.

In this episode, personal trainers Chris Broomhead and Calvin Crooks are here to help you target your back with just six exercises to add to your next workout. Check out the video to see how to perform the exercises correctly – without injury to targeting the right muscles.

The Workout

Seated Row

Grab handles and bring your feet on to the foot pads
Straighten your back
Lean forward keeping back flat
Pull through the lats (pulling towards your tummy)

If you pull into your chest, it can target the upper back.

Straight arm pullover

Grab the handle above your head
Take a step back so your arms are straight out in front of you
Keep your hips back and your chest up
Pull the bar down towards your hips

Lat pull down

With hands shoulder width apart grab the bar
Take a seat and hook your legs underneath to stabilise you
Keep your elbows tucked in as you pull the bar down
Pull your chest up and move slightly forward as you finish the rep

Single arm dumbbell row

Place your left knee and left hand on the bench
Straighten your back to focus on the lats
Pull the dumbbell up towards your hip
Repeat on the other side

Chest assisted dumbbell row

Place your chest over the top of an incline bench
Keep your feet planted firmly on the ground
Get hold of dumbbells
Pull your elbows back and up towards your hips

Barbell row

Get into deadlift position
Place your hands on the bar, just outside the distance between your knees
Sit your hips back into a hip hinge
Pull your shoulders back
Pull the bar up, keeping your elbows back
Bring the bar into your hips

Take Home Message

The workout that will destroy your lats. It's going to feel so good, even if you are a little sore the following day. And that’s not on us. But seriously, add these exercises to your next back workout to help with both building muscle and gaining definition.

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Emily Wilcock

Content Executive

After completing an internship with Myprotein, Emily returned to university to finish her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Marketing. With experience in lifestyle writing, Emily aims to entertain and educate through her work. Her focuses include recipes, real and inspiring stories, and working with writers to help provide easy-to-digest evidence-based research. Her work on recipes has been previously featured in The Supplement magazine, with a particular focus on high-protein, nutritious meals, plus advice on how to properly fuel your body. Outside of work, Emily’s top priority is food. She’s a self-professed star baker and a connoisseur of all things baked. In her spare time, she’s either cooking up a storm, our looking out for the opportunity to try out Manchester’s newest restaurants. But as a huge fan of carbs, if it’s not pasta or pasta-adjacent, she’s not interested. If she’s not in the kitchen, she’s tucked up with a book for an early night, or you’ll find her in the gym working up a sweat. Afterall, all those carbs require quite the appetite.