Tiger Shroff keeps posting inspirational fitness videos on Instagram, that's no news to us. But even now, he manages to drop our jaws to the floor sometimes, with his fitness shenanigans.  

He just posted a 'Monday Motivation' video of him doing pull ups, and why it got viral is obvious. Take a look at it and you'll figure it out yourself.

Tiger's back in the video looks incredibly shredded, to a level where it can replace an anatomy book to teach us about back muscles. There is a name for this super ripped, muscular, V-shaped back - COBRA BACK, because it resembles the hood of a cobra. 

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While it may seem impossible to build a back like that, it's entirely possible with proper planning. Keeping that in mind, here are 5 exercises that will help you build a cobra back, fast. 

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No surprises there, as this is the exercise that forms the base for a strong, muscular back. Once you master the pullup, you will see the V-shape is automatically getting formed, as the latissimus dorsi muscles will keep developing.

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Often overlooked because of its tricky nature, deadlifts qualify as one of the must do exercises if you want a thicker back that is actually strong apart from being aesthetically pleasant. The deadlift engages your entire posterior chain, and works the most number of muscles across the upper and lower back.

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This specifically targets your lats, and makes them stronger as well as opens them up. Pulling makes the back stronger, in simple terms. Also, you can focus on the upper back as well as lats by adjusting the height.

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This exercise is a blessing because it allows you to engage your entire back with brute force when it comes to pulling the weight down. Especially, when you're a beginner and not yet strong enough for proper unassisted pull ups, this can be a lifesaver.

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Apart from focusing on upper back musculature as well as strength, this tricky exercise also increases arm strength and grip strength substantially. However, one needs to be extremely careful with the form here as it's easy to mess it up because of the wrong form.

Try doing these exercises regularly and say hello to a cobra back on your own body! Thank us later while clicking that shredded back selfie! Good luck.

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