Q&A: What are the best back warm up exercises?
In this article I will provide you with 8 exercises you can use to warm up the muscles of the back. I will also break these exercises into their movement categories so you can improve the quality of your warm ups.
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- How To Warm Up The Back Muscles
- Warm Up Exercises for the Back
- Hinge Warm Up Exercises
- Horizontal Pulling Exercises
- Vertical Pull Exercises
How To Warm Up The Back Muscles
Training the back can be done through training multiple movement patterns including:
— Hinging
— Horizontal Pulling
— Vertical Pulling
These movement patterns will be warmed up using specific exercises. When you are warming up, try and warm up the movement pattern you plan on using rather than just the muscle group. Warming up for the hinge movement will be very different to warming up the vertical pull movement pattern yet they both use the back muscles as prime movers.
Warm Up Exercises for the Back
Hinge Warm Up Exercises
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This resource was written by Sean Klein. Sean Richard Klein has thousands of hours of coaching experience and a BSc in Sports Science with Management from Loughborough University. He owns a gym in Bayonne France, CrossFit Essor, which runs group classes and a Personal training studio.
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