Leg day, arm day, ab day—but what about lat day? Lats are the largest muscles in your upper body and the core of any workout routine. Most people use the term lats, but the scientific name for ...

There are so many muscle groups to keep track of and hit during your workout routine Your lats (a.k.a. latissimus dorsi) shouldn't get left out. You probably don't see them on the reg, but you ...

As you might have suspected, the “lower lats” refers to the bottom or lower portion of your latissimus dorsi muscle. When crafting your back workout, you’ll want to diversify the types of ...

‘Rest-pause training’ is a protocol straight out of the bodybuilding playbook, designed to push individual muscles not just to failure, but beyond. Pretty hardcore in nature, and not without ...

But that doesn’t mean the exercise is any less effective, and these variations are brilliant ways to diversify your back workout, fatigue your lats, and target more muscles. You might be ...

The key, then, is finding the best exercises to keep your lat workouts engaging. Here's our favourites, and how to fit them into your workout programme. In order to work your lats you have to ...

This intense back workout targets width, thickness, and overall strength perfect for anyone chasing serious gains. From heavy pulls to focused isolation, this routine is all about building that ...

Pain in the latissimus dorsi, or lats, can occur due to overuse. It may also result from improper technique in sports or other activities. Several exercises and stretches may help relieve lat pain.

This is mostly due to how difficult it is to isolate the latissimus dorsi muscles, or the lats. In a an article I wrote for Lounge in 2023 on isolation exercises for back and shoulders ...