How to Use latissimus dorsi in a Sentence

latissimus dorsi

noun
  • The latissimus dorsi, or lats, which are a large flat muscle that runs from the mid to lower back.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The platelet-rich plasma injection was used to treat a strained latissimus dorsi on his right side.
    — Arnie Stapleton, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
  • While abroad, Neal said, Wallen tore his lat (the latissimus dorsi, a muscle in your back that connects to arm movements).
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • The 28-year-old, a high-leverage member of the bullpen, has been shut down in spring training with right latissimus dorsi soreness.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Always think about driving with the elbows and pulling towards the ceiling to increase the engagement in the latissimus dorsi muscle.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Other critical muscles, like the latissimus dorsi and the infraspinatus, might be dormant or just hard for the brain to activate.
    — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
  • This extension is a great way to actively stretch your hip flexors, latissimus dorsi, external oblique and sartorius muscles.
    — Colleen Gulick, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Your back muscles, specifically the latissimus dorsi, are activated during the catch.
    — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2022
  • Faedo has discomfort in his right hip, while Funkhouser has missed the entire season with reoccurring pain in his right latissimus dorsi and shoulder.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2022
  • Pulling movements, such as a bent-over row, work the back of your body, like your latissimus dorsi (known simply as your lats, which extend from your armpit to your lower back) and your rhomboids, or your upper back muscles.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Toronto pitcher David Phelps will miss the rest of the season following surgery Monday to repair the latissimus dorsi muscle on the right side of his back.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
  • Lats Some people consider the deadlift a secondary back exercise because of its major recruitment of the spinal extensors and the latissimus dorsi.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This system of muscles spans from the flexors of the hand, forearm, and elbow to the back line of the arm, shoulder extensors, external rotators, and latissimus dorsi muscle, as well as into the rest of the core.
    — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The right-hander suffered a latissimus dorsi strain in mid-February, about three weeks before MLB's lockout ended, and wasn't pain free until last week.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The results of the physical were key to the deal because Logan, 33, had a season-ending latissimus dorsi strain behind his pitching shoulder last year with Cleveland.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The Phils also announced Adolis García's season is officially over now that the right fielder is scheduled to undergo right latissimus dorsi repair surgery.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Lat Pull Down The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling movement that develops the latissimus dorsi muscles, which are important for posture and shoulder stability.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Lat Pull Down The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling movement that develops the latissimus dorsi muscles, which are important for posture and shoulder stability.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 17 June 2026
  • Lat Pull Down The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling movement that develops the latissimus dorsi muscles, which are important for posture and shoulder stability.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
  • In his third overall and most recent outing Tuesday, however, Rosenthal experienced soreness in his latissimus dorsi – a muscle covering the width of the middle and lower back – and exited the game after two-thirds of an inning.
    — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022
  • With just 11 games remaining before the playoffs, the Yankees will welcome back their best starting pitcher after a long, frustrating saga that began with a shoulder injury and then was compounded by a mysterious latissimus dorsi ailment.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2019

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