Foam Roll Lats

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Loosen up your lats and feel the stretch in your back.

Coach's Tips

Feel your lats lengthen along your side.

Starting Position

Lie on your side and place the foam roller under your armpit.

Proper Form

1. Please move your body up and down to massage the latissimus dorsi.

2. Gently press on the tight areas.

Breathing Technique

Please breathe naturally while moving.

Precautions

Don't put pressure on your waist and avoid putting excessive weight on it.

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About

Coach's Tips

How to Foam Roll Lats

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

From the Community

Foam Roll Lats Related Reading

Coffee before a workout does help — but only if you time it right, per a 24-study meta-analysis

How Many Sets of Bench Press? 3 for Strength, 5 for Size

Zone 2 cardio works — but your watch's heart-rate zones are probably wrong

Foam rolling does reduce soreness and improve range of motion — what 6 studies actually found

Stretching doesn't prevent injury — but a hip and core programme cut overuse injuries 39% (2024 RCT)

3 days a week is enough — and a J Strength Cond Res RCT of 32 athletes proves it works

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