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4/7/2013 7:40:07 PM
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How to strengthen my back?
I would have posted this is in fitness but there's not really any point. So I'm enlisting soon and I figured I might as well start strengthening my back as much as I can. I don't have any equipment except push up bars and I don't have any money. I was thinking about putting rice bags in a back pack and walking long distances with it, would that mess up my back?
Suggestions?
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2 RepliesI don't think there's a whole lot you can do for your back without proper equipment. Your abdominal muscles are important in torso/back/spinal stability (in conjunction with the muscles of your back, of course), so doing ab exercises will help a bit. Bent-over rows can be performed with just dumbells and a sort of bench (if you don't know what this exercise is, just go on YouTube or Google and you'll see what I mean by bench), and they work most of your back muscles (latissimus dorsi, lower and upper trapezius) as well as shoulders and arms. I can't really think of anything else that targets your back that can be done with minimal or no equipment. But you could, as I said with abdominal exercises, work to strengthen your core, which might help some.
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Start with core workouts. Anything to do with your abs, when you work them out, you're using your back too. If you have anything you can lay on with your torso hanging off to do a reverse sit up, which will target your back largely, do that too.
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2 RepliesPull ups.
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3 RepliesGo deadlift but only use your back. Make sure to use your max.
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2 RepliesLunges
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2 Replieswalking with weight would strengthen your legs and cardio system more than your back.
