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Latissimus Dorsi

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The latissimus dorsi is a stronger shoulder adductor when the shoulder is somewhat externally rotated. It is a stronger shoulder extensor when the shoulder is in anatomical position.

 


Latissimus Dorsi
The Lats are used for the strong poling needed to travel over smooth ground or for moving uphill. Strengthening them in ski specific exercises such as low pulley row is needed.

Latissimus dorsi or "lats" - the pair of fan-shaped muscles across your middle and lower back that attach the arms to the spine. They work to pull your arms down and back, and give you good posture when they are toned.

Latissimus Dorsi - These are the major muscles in the back, normally called the "lats". "Latissimus" means broad, which also gave us "latitude", and "dorsi" meaning back.

The latissimus dorsi (also known as the "lats"), lie across the middle section of the back on each side. This muscle group when well developed gives the upper body that V shape.

Muscles - Latissimus Dorsi, Biceps, Brachialis, Trapezius (mid)
Grasp a dumbbell with the right hand, using an overhand grip (palm facing the body)
Rest the left knee on a flat bench. Right leg should be flexed with the foot flat on the floor ...

pectorals/latissimus dorsi (pecs and lats)
anterior deltoids/posterior deltoids (front and back shoulder)
trapezius/deltoids (traps and delts)
abdominals/spinal erectors (abs and lower-back)
left and right external obliques (sides) ...

Strengthens the latissimus dorsi, the muscles at the sides of your upper back. Since this exercise is done using one side at a time, it also strengthens your abdominal muscles because you have to use them to stabilize your torso ...

Muscles Worked: Latissimus Dorsi, Teres Major, Trapezius, Rhomboids, Rear Deltoids, Biceps Brachii, Gluteals, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Psoas, Erector Spinae, Abs
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Lats: short for Latissimus Dorsi. The largest, fan-shaped back muscle that extends from your middle back, along the spine to the hip and up to the armpit. Click here for picture ...

The back muscles, in particular the latissimus dorsi that spans the entire length of your back, from below your shoulders down to your lower back, enable you to do things like pull doors open and tug stubborn roots out of the garden.

Lat Pull Down: Works latissimus dorsi, teres major, serratus anterior, biceps, trapezius. Sit in an upright position on the seat, securing you thighs under the t-bar.

The pulldown exercise or the cable lat pulldown is a compound exercise designed to stress and develop the Latissimus dorsi(Lat).

It's an isolation exercise (defined as a single-joint exercise, in this case, the shoulder joint) for the latissimus dorsi, a.k.a. the "lats," which is rare.

The researchers measured muscle activity in the teres major (said to be latissimus dorsi's little "helper"), the rear deltoid (the back of your shoulder), ...

Lats:
A term which is abbreviated jargon for the latissimus dorsi. This Latin term translates roughly into 'lateral muscles of the back'. When viewed from the rear, and relaxed, the lats form large. inverted cones.

Lat Pulldown
Prime movers/Muscles worked: Latissimus dorsi
Beginning Phase:
Grasp the bar with a closed, pronated grip that is wider than shoulder width apart.
Downward Phase: ...

During a row exercise; the biceps contract to bend the elbow; the posterior deltoid, teres major and latissimus dorsi (lats) contracts to bring the arm back; the rhomboids and trapezius (traps) contract to retract the shoulder blades; ...

Lats- Abbreviation for latissimus dorsi, the large muscles of the back that move the arms downward, backward, and in internal rotation.

Here's why: The latissimus dorsi (or lat), the largest muscle of the back, attaches to the upper-arm bone, shoulder blade, spine, and thoracolumbar fascia-a strong layer of connective tissue that attaches muscles to the spine and pelvis.

The core muscles of the torso are worked in order to maintain the proper body alignment. The deltoid muscle of the punching arm is worked, and the latissimus dorsi. Quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles are worked in the legs.

Specifically, the muscles worked by these activities include the biceps (front of upper arm), triceps (back of upper arm), deltoids (shoulder muscles), trapezius (upper and middle back) and latissimus dorsi (upper back).

lats, latissimus dorsi [pic] LBM see lean body mass lean body mass total body mass minus fat mass; this includes muscle, bone, organs, water, etc.,--everything but fat.

See also: Exercise, Back, Deltoid, Lower, Chest