At the top, it attaches to the sacrum, coccyx, pelvis, and even up into the thoracolumbar fascia, and latissimus
dorsi by means of myofascial force transmission (Neumann, 2010; Carvalhais et al. 2013).
Norwood et al. (2007) explored the effect of increasing instability on latissimus
dorsi by measuring muscle activity during the bench press performed on a (1) stable bench, (2) with the feet placed on a BOSU ball, (3) Swiss ball, or (4) Swiss ball with feet placed on a BOSU ball.
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Not exact matches
Latissimus
dorsi extends the humerus bone
by dragging the upper arm in a backward motion.
The seated cable row exercises multiple muscle groups and major joints in the body, and what's most important for us, it effectively works the entire back
by training the erector spinae in the lower and middle back, the trapezius in the upper back, the rhomboids and latissimus
dorsi in the middle and the teres major in the outer back.
The wide grip pull up favored
by bodybuilders since time began is a great power exercise which on its own can build very impressive latissimus
dorsi that spread out from the body like wings.
This push up made famous
by American fitness expert Jack Lalanne in the 1950s is a great shoulder, latissimus
dorsi and core exercise that looks very impressive but should not take anyone with good overall strength long to master.
The following middle back exercises (latissimus
dorsi exercises) are among the most popular used
by pro bodybuilders for adding back width:
The calves are used
by your body to pull the heel upwards and point the toes down (plantar flexion) and to bring the toes up and heel back (
dorsi flexion).
After reverse bent over rows, pull - ups are the most complete exercise for back development — especially for the latissimus
dorsi — and you hit every part of your back, from the wide part of your trapezius and latissimus
dorsi, tapering down to your waist and lower back, just
by using a combination of pull - up variations.
The muscle activity of the medial and lateral regions of the latissimus
dorsi are affected
by muscle action (e.g. medial region greater during lateral trunk bending, lateral region greater during rowing).
Therefore, the latissimus
dorsi muscle is highly active during many upper - body pulling exercises and may be maximised
by using heavy loads and a mix of horizontal and vertical pulling.
During horizontal pulling exercises (rowing), latissimus
dorsi muscle activity appears not to be affected
by stability surface at the hand, or
by whether full scapular retraction is performed.
From the very limited literature available at the present time, it appears that the latissimus
dorsi is one of the largest muscles in the upper body
by volume, measuring 262.3 cm3 (Holzbaur et al. 2007).
During vertical pulling exercises, the latissimus
dorsi muscle activity does not appear to be affected
by grip width, stability at the hand, or type of external resistance used.