Jenessa Connor is a writer with experience writing health, fitness, and nutrition topics for publications, websites, companies, and experts in wellness spaces. Both back squats and leg extensions ...

Building your backside at the top of your to-do list for 2025? It can be tempting to skip leg day on the journey to build your biceps, back, and chest. But if you want a well-rounded physique it’s ...

You need to match your upper body pushing exercises (push-ups, etc.) with pulling ones so that you build up a balanced and functional physique. These bodyweight back exercises allow you to do that, ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. It’s easy to almost ...

When it comes to resistance gym machines, the back extension is underrated. Just ask strength and conditioning coach Andy Vincent. When I hit him up for which machine he believes is most effective for ...

A broad, well-defined back is a cornerstone of any well-rounded physique. But that’s not the only reason to pump up your posterior—it’s also a critical way of improving posture, reducing back pain, ...

Several studies describe that in addition to the thoracic and lumbar muscles, the Latissimus dorsi (LD) and hip extensors contribute during trunk extension performance. [28,30–33] These findings ...