lat

Examples

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• My favorite compound exercises is squats, deadlifts, bent over row, lat, pull down, and bench press.

• - Lat, look, your lat, dude, look at this dude's lat.

  Some Southern Waters (2020)

• And your lats from the rear.

  Pumping Iron (1977)

• Mainly upper back, lats, back of my legs, and obliques.

  Blog text (22)

• We compared our lats and our traps and... turns out we do a lot of the same exercises, don't we baby?

  Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)

• I've been concentratin' on my lats lately, and they're comin' along real nice.

  Myra Breckinridge (1970)

• To build a broad back, it's important to focus on your lats during workouts.

• The trainer demonstrated how to properly engage the lats while performing pull-ups.

• Many athletes prioritize exercises that strengthen their lats for better upper body strength.

Synonyms

L

latissimus dorsi

vslat

• Specialized

1 7.0

A large flat back muscle on each side that helps move the arm

is an informal casual name used in everyday speech for that muscle

Compounds

I

imaginary lat syndrome

• Slang

9.9

A feeling of muscle pain that is not real after exercise

I

invisible lat syndrome

• Jargon

9.5

A posture with arms held wide that makes a person look like they have large back muscles, without visible muscles

Surface Forms

Etymology