Do not ignore what you cannot see...

When "back" is beautiful, meaning the musculature is well-defined with little or no excess adipose tissue, i.e. fat, it is but one of several excellent indicators of optimum health and fitness. The stronger your back is the less likely you will experience problems with it. Do not forget about the muscles you cannot see. Every muscle group in the entire human body needs proper and consistent anaerobic exercise and of course the lattisimus dorsi muscles are no exception. With clearance from your trusted physician you can increase the strength and power of the lattisimus dorsi muscles, the broadest and larger flat muscles of the trunk by engaging in the following variety of exercises:

1)Vertical pulling movements such as pull-downs and pull-ups (including chin-ups)

2)Horizontal pulling movements such as bent-over rows, T-bar rows and other rowing exercises

3)Pull-overs

4)Dead-lifts which are among the best compound multi-joint exercises benefiting all adults. The key is to master proper form with little weight and then progressively increase the load to challenging yet SAFE levels. 


A strong and healthy back will indeed help you CLIMB TO THE GREATEST HEIGHTS OF YOUR LIFE!


As always,


CLIMB, LIFT AND EAT WELL...