Tip for performing back exercises

November 22nd, 2014 by

A couple of weeks ago I went over how to properly activate your back muscles when performing back exercises, rather than recruiting too much of the arms in the movement. 

I want to add a tip to that which, if you are one who struggles with feeling the muscles in your back while executing the exercise, you might find helpful. 

When performing any back exercise – Seated Rows, Dumbbell Rows, Lat Pulldowns, etc., add a one-second pause into the contraction of the movement and really feel the squeeze of the muscle(s). Once you have done that for a period of time and you know how the exercise should really feel, it becomes like second nature.