How to Do the Latissimus Dorsi-SMR

Beginner · Foam Roll · Targets Lats

Latissimus Dorsi-SMR demonstration
💪 Lats🏋️ Foam Roll📊 Beginner🏷️ Stretching

How to perform it

  1. While lying on the floor, place a foam roll under your back and to one side, just behind your arm pit. This will be your starting position.
  2. Keep the arm of the side being stretched behind and to the side of you as you shift your weight onto your lats, keeping your upper body off of the ground. Hold for 10-30 seconds, and switch sides.

Muscles worked

The Latissimus Dorsi-SMR primarily targets your Lats. You'll need foam roll.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Latissimus Dorsi-SMR slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.

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