I first stumbled on the single-arm lat pulldown back in college, when building a bigger back was borderline obsession. I was chasing size, symmetry, and that wide V-taper look, but standard rows and ...

OUT OF ALL the machines you'll find on the gym floor, few are as effective and useful for building back muscle than the lat pulldown machine. Replicating the lat pulldown is tough to do, but these ...

Exercises that target the latissimus dorsi, aka "lats" are staples of any good bodybuilding routine. Moves like pulldowns, pullups, and rows—and their many variations—are essential for any guy trying ...

The Pec-Lat Stretch is an excellent exercise for golfers because it helps break up the adhesions and knots in your muscles that can restrict your range of motion in your golf swing. When you’re using ...

If you ask anyone who’s built a big back how they did it, they’ll probably list a mix of back exercises like pullups, chinups, and the classic overhand lat pulldown. But there’s one underrated move ...

Not all gym machines are created equally. Mike Israetel and Jared Feather of Renaissance Periodization ranked the best gym machines for muscle growth by brand, highlighting the upper-body machines you ...

Building a strong, wide back isn’t just about cranking out rows and curls. A well-structured pull day should cover all major functions of the lats, traps, rhomboids, rear delts, and biceps—while ...