Upper Back Exercises

The upper back is the muscle between your shoulder blades, the rhomboids, middle traps and rear delts. It holds your shoulders back under a bar, and it gets skipped by people who only press.

Rows do most of the work. A seated cable row or a one-arm dumbbell row is the easiest place to start, with a weight you can pull for 10 reps while your torso stays still.

38 exercises.

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All 38 upper back exercises

Barbell 10

Dumbbell 5

Machine 3

Cable 3

Bodyweight 7

Kettlebell 4

Bands 1

Smith machine 1

Other 4