Strong Upper Back?⭕️

Strong Upper Back?⭕️

Pulling movements will work great, and focusing on getting stronger on Vertical & Horizontal pulls will be more than enough.

Yes-of course you can use different movements, but my point is, you don’t need to get overly fancy with them. Hear me out.

While the “upper back” is more of a concept rather than an anatomical definition, when I talk about it I usually refer to the muscles that compose the upper portion of the back, which include the posterior deltoids, the trapezii (mainly mid and lower), the rhomboids, the teres major, and the RTC.

And while the RTC will benefit from *any* loaded shoulder movement really, the upper back muscles can benefit from exercises that load the extension and the horizontal abduction of the shoulder + the retraction of the scapula.

This basically includes pretty much all pulling movements both horizontal and vertical, as muscles will work synergistically most of the time using muscles that are of course involved in these functions.

One useful tip for the horizontal pulls can be to raise your arms to the sides slightly, allowing traps & rhomboids to complete the rowing motion through retraction and adduction of the scapula (which are two of the main functions of the traps). ⁣⁣

As always, nothing overly fancy, because of course what matters will be progress. Focus on progressively getting stronger at the exercises you’re probably already performing, and keep going!