Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The upper back is an ...

More importantly, the lats are crucial for some of the most essential movements you'll make in both the gym and just about any other situation in your everyday life: pulling. From dumbbell rows to ...

A V shaped torso comes largely from developing broad lats while building enough upper back, shoulders, and chest to create contrast with the waist. For beginners, lat pulldowns an ...

This 28-minute back workout teaches targeted lat and mid-back engagement through a warmup-to-burnout structure. The coach guides superman holds, scapular retraction/protraction and bird dogs into ...

To build a wider, stronger back and achieve the coveted V-taper physique, targeting your lats is of the utmost importance. The latissimus dorsi, or lats, are the large muscles that span the middle and ...

These exercises can help improve your posture and make everyday movements feel more comfortable. These exercises can help improve your posture and make everyday movements feel more comfortable. Credit ...