Back exercises
Pull-ups, rows and pulldowns — the pulling patterns that carry a week's back volume.
79 EXERCISES
All exercises
Back takes more angles than any other group, which is why it has the most exercises here. Vertical and horizontal pulling split the work between lats, mid back and traps, and changing the grip moves the emphasis without changing the movement. Every entry names the primary muscle and the equipment, which is what you need to swap an exercise without losing the stimulus.
Archer Pull-UpsPull-up bar
Assisted Pull-UpsAssisted pull-up and dip machine
Back Extension MachineBack extension machine
Band Assisted Pull-UpsResistance band
Banded RowResistance band
Barbell Power CleanBarbell
Barbell Power SnatchBarbell
Barbell RowBarbell
Barbell Seal RowBarbell
Behind-The-Back Barbell ShrugsBarbell
Behind-the-Neck Lat PulldownCable
Bird DogBodyweight
Bodyweight Inverted RowBodyweight
Cable Lying Pullover (Rope)Cable
Cable PulloverCable
Cable ShrugsCable · Straight bar attachment
Cat-CowBodyweight
Chest-Supported Incline Dumbbell RowDumbbell
Chest-Supported T-Bar RowSeated row machine
Child's PoseBodyweight
Chin TucksBodyweight
Chin-UpsBodyweight
Cobra StretchBodyweight
Commando Pull-UpsPull-up bar
Dumbbell Hang CleanDumbbell
Dumbbell PulloverDumbbell
Dumbbell SnatchDumbbell
Foam Roll LatsFoam roller
Foam Roll Upper BackFoam roller
GHD HyperextensionMachine
Incline Chest-Supported Machine RowMachine
Incline Dumbbell Seal RowDumbbell
Incline Dumbbell ShrugsDumbbell
Jefferson CurlBarbell · Box
Kettlebell Gorilla RowKettlebell
Kettlebell High PullKettlebell
Kettlebell Single-Arm CleanKettlebell
Kettlebell Single-Arm RowKettlebell
Kneeling Lat PulldownCable
Kroc RowDumbbell
Landmine RowBarbell
Lat PulldownCable
Lateral Neck StretchBodyweight
Machine Iso-Lateral RowMachine
Machine Lateral Neck FlexionNeck machine
Machine PulloverPullover machine
Machine ShrugsShrug machine
Muscle UpBodyweight
Neck RotationsBodyweight
Neutral-Grip Lat PulldownCable
Neutral-Grip Pull-UpsPull-up bar
Open Book Thoracic RotationBodyweight
Pendlay RowBarbell
Pull-UpsPull-up bar
Rack PullBarbell
Renegade RowDumbbell
Roman Chair HyperextensionRoman chair
Rowing MachineRowing machine
Scapular Push-UpsBodyweight
Seated Cable RowCable
Single Arm Seated Cable RowCable · Single handle
Single-Arm Lat PulldownCable · Single handle
Single-Arm Machine RowMachine
Single-Arm Neutral-Grip Lat PulldownCable
Single-Arm Supinated Lat PulldownCable
Smith Machine Bent-Over RowSmith machine
Smith Machine ShrugsSmith machine
Snatch Grip High PullBarbell
Standing Side Lat StretchBodyweight
T-Bar RowT-bar
Thread the NeedleBodyweight
Trap Bar ShrugsTrap bar
TRX RowTRX
Weighted HyperextensionRoman chair · Other
Weighted Lying Neck ExtensionWeight plate
Weighted Lying Neck FlexionWeight plate
Weighted Pull-UpsPull-up bar
Wide-Grip Barbell ShrugsBarbell
Wide-Grip Pull-UpsPull-up bar

