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Move of the Month: A Toned Upper Back

Move: A Toned Upper Back
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Tone and sculpt your upper back muscles with this back-building move from an exercise scientist.

By the Editors of Fitness magazine

This sculpting move is an excellent back strengthener, since you're holding your body weight in addition to dumbbells, says Michele S. Olson, PhD, a professor of exercise science at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama.

  1. Lean abs and hips on a stability ball, chest lifted, holding 3-pound weights in each hand, soles of feet against a wall for support.
  2. Extend arms by ears and pump them up and down a few inches, keeping neck in line with spine.
  3. Work up to three sets of 10 to 20 reps.

Originally published in Fitness magazine, December 2005.

 

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