Ask someone in the gym to point to their trapezius muscles, and they’ll probably gesture toward the small mounds nestled between their neck and shoulders—but that’s really just the tip of the iceberg.

Experts share the best trap exercises to look cut, prevent injuries in and out of the gym, and improve your posture.

“I like to tell my clients, ‘Where the arms go, the legs will follow,’” Dane Miklaus, C.S.C.S., founder of WORK Training Studio in Irvine, California, tells Runner’s World. It’s not just a verbal cue ...

No gym? No problem. Bodyweight exercises are an excellent way to train your back muscles when your access to weights is limited or you’re looking for a way to change up your workouts. Using your body ...

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 ...

A broad, well-defined back is a cornerstone of any well-rounded physique. But that’s not the only reason to pump up your posterior—it’s also a critical way of improving posture, reducing back pain, ...

Jeff Nippard trained with Joe Bennett to reveal a back workout with three simple exercise tweaks to build your back valley. You may have done these exercises before, but you've likely never performed ...

The muscles of the back tend to be forgotten about. People love glute and ab and arm workouts, after all. But when you have access to a resistance band, you’ll find that the stretchy workout tool ...

Back exercises are just as important as bum exercises, core exercises and leg exercises. Fact. If you train properly (and incorporate effective lower back stretches), your back is an area of huge ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. • Strengthening your back ...