Why does everyone overlook the other back muscles besides lats?
As someone focused on overall health and wellness, I've noticed that discussions about back exercises tend to fixate on the latissimus dorsi muscles. But there's so much more to a strong, healthy back! When I do rowing exercises, I'm thinking about my entire posterior chain - traps, rhomboids, and erector spinae included. Sure, pull-ups are great for lats, but I've found incorporating a variety of horizontal and vertical pulls really helps develop full back strength and thickness. Lately I've been adding more back extensions and face pulls to target those often-neglected mid and upper back muscles. My physical therapist showed me how to use weight machines properly to hit all the back muscles evenly. I'm curious how others here approach balancing lat work with overall back development in their routines? What are your favorite exercises for total back health?
