The gorilla stretch or gorilla pose often crops up during yoga classes, offering a deep stretch for the muscles that run down the back of the body, known as your posterior chain. To do the gorilla ...

Feel better with a balanced back side. The muscles on the back side of the body are all connected — a system called the ‘posterior chain’ — and these out-of-sight muscles are often out-of-mind too. In ...

The posterior chain is our powerhouse and is comprised of some of the biggest and strongest muscles in the body. These muscles, including those of the back, glutes, hamstrings and calves, are critical ...

Squats are arguably the king of leg exercises. Not only can they build mammoth-sized legs and improve core stability, but they also light up your entire posterior chain. While the exercise is ...