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Our favorite exercises:Internal and external rotation, performed with an

exercise band, a dumbbell, or a weight plate, or on a cable crossover

machine

Back ..............................................................................................................

Neglecting your back muscles is tempting because you don’t face them in the

mirror every day. But these muscles are just as important as the muscles in

the front of your body, particularly when it comes to injury prevention.

We know a man who injured his back while putting on his underwear in the

health-club locker room. He was lying on the floor stark naked for a few hours

before he let the staff members call a nurse. Trainers had repeatedly

reminded him to strengthen his lower-back muscles and abdominals. After

that incident, he finally listened.

Trapezius ............................................................................................

Given name:Trapezius

Street name:Traps

Whereabouts:Your trapeziusis a fairly large, kite-shaped muscle that spans

up into your neck, across your shoulders, and down to the center of your

back (see Figure 12-4).

Trapezius Rhomboids

Latissimus

Dorsi

Figure 12-4:

The

upper-back

muscle

team.

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