Back

Latissimus dorsi

latissimus dorsi

Longissimus

longissimus
Movements that activate back:

Shoulder Extension, Shoulder Elevation, Shoulder Retraction, Shoulder Depression, Scapula Retraction, Spine Extension, Spine Adduction, Spine Rotation

None
None - technique demonstration

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Sections:Mid back, Anterior arm
Muscles:Lats, Biceps long head
Equipment:Bodyweight
Complexity:Level 14
None
None - technique demonstration

None

Sections:Mid back, Anterior arm
Muscles:Lats, Biceps long head
Equipment:Bodyweight
Complexity:Level 14

Attribution & Lineage
Anatomical data follows the tradition of Gray & Carter (1858), referencing Gray's Anatomy, 1918 Edition by H. Lewis (public domain).
Digital illustrations: myboxpra (123RF/iStock).
User interface designed with assistance from Anthropic's Claude. Debugged with OpenAI's ChatGPT, xAI's Grok and Google's Gemini.