The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling exercise that strengthens and builds multiple muscles in the back. While focusing on your back is often overlooked in favour of working 'trendier' muscles like ...

Strengthening your back helps align your spine and reduce slouching. Try these eight exercises for a stronger back.

The one machine that even the most basic gym will have is the lat pulldown machine. A long bar with angular ends for grips, it has become almost a must-have machine for a gym to be acceptable. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marjie Gilliam is an International Sports Sciences Master certified personal trainer and fitness consultant. She owns Custom Fitness Personal Training Services LLC. Send email to [email protected].

A special thanks to Seth Payne for demonstrating the exercises in this installation of the Fitness Corner. Seth just finished his Monday workout the day after the Titans game and was willing to take ...