When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images If your goal is building a bigger back to fill out your t-shirt, then the ...

For those interested in a stronger back, the row is ideal. Easy to learn, this exercise involves holding onto some form of resistance while pulling the arms from the front of the body toward the back.

If you’re serious about strengthening your back, but don’t have weights at your disposal, might we suggest the inverted row? This bodyweight exercise—which involves lying beneath a bar and pulling ...