The pull up is a classic exercise and one that is used to target the muscles of the upper back. The movement accomplishes the vertical pull movement pattern. The pull up is thoug… See more

The barbell row is another back exercise used for building back muscle mass. It accomplishes the horizontal pull movement pattern. It involves a lot of core and shoulder st… See more

Everyone’s favorite movement (or at least it used to be), the barbell bench press and it’s variations are used to accomplish the horizontal push movement patterns in many upper bod… See more

The dip falls into a hybrid of the vertical and horizontal push movement patterns depending on how you perform them. Regardless, one thing is true about the exercise - i… See more