These are the moves that will build the upper body strength and size you want.
Sit on an incline bench with your chest forward, resting on the support. Grab dumbbells with a neutral grip, keeping your chest strong and allowing your arms to hang. Squeeze your back to pull the ...
Do you frequently feel aching, soreness or pain in the upper back? Pain in this area can be a result of tightness, both in the larger muscles, like the latissimus dorsi and trapezius, and also in the ...
Upper and middle back pain after a car accident is a common complaint among crash victims, even in collisions that appear minor.
Just about everyone could benefit from adding more upper back stretches to their routine. While upper back pain isn't as common as lower back pain, factors like stress, poor posture, and muscle strain ...
There’s a solid chance you’ve tweaked your back before—after all, 80 percent of Americans experience some kind of back pain at one point or another in their lives. Usually, it happens in the lower ...
Gravity is a beast: Beyond its pull on your boobs and butt, it also presents special challenges to your back, spine, shoulders, and core. In order to stay upright all day, your body is literally ...
In this episode of "The Right Way," Chloe de Winter demos how to foam roll your upper back, which helps mobilize and stretch those muscles. Foam rolling is often thought of as something you do after a ...
I have been in pain nearly every day for 21 years. It’s like a brick of hell at the crux of my neck and shoulders that throbs all day long, and it’s been haunting me since college. I look back at old ...
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. The upper back is an ...
Tightness in the shoulders and upper back is a common issue for golfers, especially ones who spend a good portion of their non-golf time in a seated position. In fact, it's not uncommon to see massage ...