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Bringing Sexy Back #1

…back workouts that is! Many women overlook the importance of training the back muscles thinking that because it is out of sight it is not that important. However, a strong back can prevent a lot of problems later in life as well as looking amazing. This series of posts will be focussed on building a strong, healthy and sexy women’s back!

The Back Muscles

The back muscles are made up mainly of the rhomboids, lats, and traps. It is also important to include lower back exercises in your workout as well as these counter all the work you do with your abs and help to create a very solid and firm core.

Problems with Training the Back

When embarking on a back training program it is important to know how to do the exercises perfectly. There are a lot of problems that can arise when training the back and back injuries are some of the hardest injuries to rehabilitate and quite often require surgery. This is painful and can be a slow process.

Here are some things that you must do when starting out with back weight exercises in order to ensure that you prevent these injuries:

• Go to a gym and get one of the trainers to help you with your back exercise plan. Get them you watch you as you perform each exercise and listen to their advice carefully.
• Train with a partner who is not afraid to tell you if your technique is off.
• Watch the long-time trainers at the gym do their back exercises.
• Read as many books about the make up of the back as well as books on how to correctly perform the exercises. If you want me to write descriptions of a specific exercise drop me a comment.

Back Training Tips

There are a few things that you should remember when training your back. Not only will these tips speed up your progress, they will help you prevent injury.

• Warm up with cardio and light back weights so that the blood is pumping well.
• Stretch before, during and after your back workout to keep it loose.
• Always perform each repetition slowly so as to make sure your back is doing the work and your technique is perfect.
• Never train your back if it is sore or you feel any sort of pain when you do it.
• Start with light weights and high repetitions for the first few weeks until your back becomes used to the type of training.
• Quite often good back weights technique will involve squeezing your shoulder blades together at the top of the motion. Practice this squeeze as you are sitting at work or in between sets.

That is the first post on getting a sexy back. Anyone want to comment on their favorite back exercises?

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