Latissimus Dorsi-SMR

How to perform

1. 01While 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. 02Keep 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.

Form cues

• —Control the lowering phase — that is where most of the growth stimulus lives.

Common mistakes

• —Using momentum instead of the target muscle.
• —Cutting the range of motion short to add load.
• —Bouncing into the stretch instead of holding it.