Jake had always been proud of his broad shoulders, but when he looked in the mirror, he felt like his back was too flat. “I want a thicker back,” he thought. One day, his coach said, “Jake, let’s target the upper back. It’s key for that thick, powerful look.” The coach showed Jake how to do rows with a focus on pulling his elbows back, not just his arms. “Think of pinching your shoulder blades together,” the coach said. Jake tried it, and wow, he could feel his upper back working like never before. The coach also introduced him to face pulls and T-bar rows, which hit the upper back muscles even more. As Jake added these exercises to his routine, he could feel his upper back getting thicker. He noticed that when he wore his favorite shirt, it fit more snugly around his back. Jake was thrilled—he knew that with the right focus, he could build a strong, thick back. It felt amazing to see the changes and know that with each rep, his upper back was becoming exactly what he wanted.