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Upper Back Exercises

4 exercises that target the upper back, plus 4 more where it works as a supporting muscle. Each has an animated 3D demo you can rotate.

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Upper Back

Rhomboids · mid traps

What it does

Squeezes the shoulder blades together and holds them steady during pressing.

How to train it

Rows of every kind. Pause with the shoulder blades squeezed together for a second at the top.

Best exercises for your upper back

Also works your upper back

Not the main target in these, but a hard-working supporting muscle.

Other muscles