BODYWEIGHT BACK TRAINING is never easy. The gold standard movement is the pullup—which can be devilishly hard to do for even seasoned gym-goers—and there are sparingly few other exercises that hit ...

The main muscles recruited when performing a pullup are the back (specifically the rhomboids and lats ), arm muscles ...

Have you ever "pushed" yourself to the limit? If so, I bet it wasn't on the day you trained your back. Why? Because most back exercises are "pulling" exercises. Think about it. Rows, pull-ups, ...

The inverted row is a core training staple that can build size and strength in your back without picking up a weight (other than yourself)-but are you sure you're even doing the exercise correctly?