How to Properly Stretch Your Lats

TIMESTAMPS ⏱
0:00 Intro
1:03 Lat Insertion Points
1:46: Wall Lat Stretch
3:14 Lat Stretch with Band

Stretching your lats can feel overwhelming because, "lat's" face it, the lats are a big muscle with lots of points of insertion, so where do we start?

Luckily, we broke it down for you! Join Lauren and Arash as they take you through their favorite passive lat stretch as well as their favorite active lat stretch. Give both a try and let us know which you like better, either way, "lat's" get after it!

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[winstonsmith]

THANK YOU!!! I've had terrible tightness in my lats for years, and the first stretch gave me awesome relief! I can't wait to do this daily for the rest of my life!

[kainestolkyn]

That doorway stretch she showed first is perfect for me. I've got through a lot of stretches, but nothing worked until now.👍

[DrAlexStrahle]

I found this to be the easiest and most beneficial stretch for my patients- as well as for myself when I have tightened up too much from lifting.

[NadaDada]

Thank you for this! It's great to know I can do these stretches at home and don't need to require a gym membership

[spookyjackpot]

One year of pain, relief for the first time. My god, thank you! Long way to go but I’m so fucking happy right now

[MackAttack]

Wow, these stretches were amazing. I usually just face a rail, grab it up top with one hand and either lean back or forward against it.. But the first stretch actually stretched my obliques and lats a lot better. Thank you!

[mdemarco]

Great video..having issues with tight lats

[waynethorne]

awesome video guys! thank you so much. My lat was extremely tight and i had no idea how to open it up! adding this to my stretch routine :)

[mariskonsteins]

GREAT VIDEO and INFO, Thank you both :)

[cliffschumacher]

Is this stretch more effective than kneeling, bent arms w elbows resting on bench or bar, and you pull your head down between your upper arms ?

[magbelgomez]

Very helpful!. Can you do a video for triceps stretching?

[andrewevans]

My hand/wrist grip gives out after like a couple mins.. is there any other stretch i can do for 5+ mins?

[tokenjay]

Love your content. Can you do a video that addresses strengthening/stretching the middle lower traps please?

[Ryan]

Do you need the thumb up (getting external rotation) for the first stretch? Its impossible to do that on a doorframe I find

[c-xo]

I have winged scapula and I can't feel the stretching at all, you could please make a video about winged scapula

[lauratimmins]

What about proper breathing technique to get the out of stretching to the parasympathetic nervous system. Most of my clients hold their breath too much during stretching.

[jbakeer]

Is there another way that we can eccentrically load/stretch the lats that you guys have found works in clinic, similar the active band stretch in this video but without losing tension (on the band) as we move eccentrically to end range?

[UpBravvo]

Hey, great video. i’m a training editor and i wanna get better i was wondering if i could edit for you for free. I’ll just cut down the video edit in some transitions between exercise changes, and send them back to you..? No fee, i’m just trying to improve

[brandoncraddock]

I hear "lats talk let's" 😅

[nichudnic]

Man she speaks fast, but I got it cheers