BUILDING A BALANCED physique is all about the back. The exercises you'll include in your routine to target these posterior muscles (which include your rear delts, rhomboids, traps, and lats) are essential for your workouts, whether you're approaching your training split like a bodybuilder with a whole day dedicated to the muscle group, a movement pattern-focused pull session in a push-pull-legs cycle, or a full-body workout. Your posture, aesthetics, strength, and overall functionality will all be boosted by effective back training.
Exactly how to approach your back workouts will vary based on your goals and resources. You can load up barbells with heavy weights, pull against variable resistance on a machine, or even spice up your session and challenge yourself with bodyweight movements. While all those implements have their merits (and you can perform some exercises similarly using all of them), you'll likely find that dumbbells are the most versatile tools in your arsenal to train your back muscles.
