Back Exercises

Back Muscles: The number of muscles having one or both attachments within the back as a whole is huge. Major muscles are Latissimus Dorsi (Lats), Quadratus Lumborum and Gluteus Medius.
Latissimus Dorsi, largest muscle of lower back responsible for pulling the arm downwards and backwards. Quadratus Lumborum responsible for side bending and also aids extension of the lumbar spine.
More on back muscles below…

Exercises for Back Muscles

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with Dumbbells :

Shrug	Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row
Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In	Middle Back Shrug
One-Arm Dumbbell Row	Lying Shoulder External Rotation
Seated Shoulder External Rotation	Upright Shoulder External Rotation
Shoulder Internal Rotation	Dumbbell Row
Dumbbell Pullover	Weighted Russian Twist

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with Cabels :

Seated Cable Rows	Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows
Close Grip Pulldown	Alternating Close Grip Pulldown
One Arm Close Grip Pulldown	Close Grip Pulldown with stirrups
Pulldown	Alternating  Pulldown
Pro Lat Bar Pulldown	Pullover
Bent Over Pullover	Parallel Grip Pullup
Underhand Chinup	Rear Pulldown
Twisting Standing Overhead Pull	Underhand Pulldown
Shrug	Shrug with Stirrups
One Arm Shrug	Seated Shoulder External Rotation
Upright Shoulder External Rotation	Seated Shoulder Internal Rotation
Standing Shoulder Internal Rotation

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with Barbells :

Barbell Deadlift	Deadlift with Bands
Deadlift with Chains	Deficit Deadlift
Rack Pull with Bands	Rack Pulls
Reverse Band Deadlift	Seated Good Mornings
Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning	Bent Over Barbell Row
Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row	Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row
Incline Bench Pull	Lying Cambered Barbell Row
Lying Barbell Row	Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows
Pullover	Bent Arm Pullover
Shrugs	Cambered Bar Seated Shrug
Trap Bar Shrug

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with Machines:

Lying T-Bar Row	Smith Machine Bent Over Row
Close Grip Chin-up	Kneeling Close Grip Chin-up
Pull-up	Underhand Chin-up (kneeling)
Underhand-Grip Lat Pulldown

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with exercise ball :

Hug A Ball	Pyramid
Weighted Ball Hyperextension	Lower Back-SMR

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with body :

Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench	Curl up
high front kicks	Side bridge
Bird dog exercise	Back Extension
Prone Flutter Kick

Below is the list of back muscle exercises with lever :

Front Pulldown	Pulldown
Rear Lat Pulldown	Underhand Pulldown
Close Grip Pulldown	Iron Cross
Alternative Machine	Gripless Shrug
Narrow Grip Shrug	Plate Loaded Seated Shrug
Shoulder External Rotation	Shoulder Internal Rotation

Back Hyperextensions * Lat Pull down * Dumb bell Row * Pull Up * T Bar Row * Hip Extension *

Gluteus, internally rotate (turn the knee inwards) and abduct the hip (take the leg away from the centre of the body). It also has a very important function in maintaining and correcting hip level.

The back muscles are most difficult to build.

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