: the basic monetary unit of Latvia until 2014
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Christa Sgobba, SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
This is going to activate your lats, which is going to provide plenty of additional tension into each rep.
—Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023
The push-up works the front side of your body, including your pectoral muscles and your triceps, while the bodyweight lat pull-down targets muscles in the back of your body, like your lats and rhomboids.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
Focus on engaging your lats, core, and the backs of your shoulders, instead of relying on the upper trapezius or elbow flexors.
—Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
Finally, Toomey stretches her lats with a move called the puppy dog.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 5 Oct. 2022
If your workout included a lot of pulling work—like pull-ups or chin-ups, rows, or curls—you’d want to make sure to stretch out your lats, the large muscles on your back, as well as your lower traps, with upper back stretches.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 22 Sep. 2022
The lats attach through the thoracolumbar fascia and have considerable emphasis on posture.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Actors can be under immense pressure to get their lats and legs toned before the cameras start rolling.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Muscles in the back, like your lats, glutes, and hamstrings are easier to forget about.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
This is going to activate your lats, which is going to provide plenty of additional tension into each rep.
—Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023
The push-up works the front side of your body, including your pectoral muscles and your triceps, while the bodyweight lat pull-down targets muscles in the back of your body, like your lats and rhomboids.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
Focus on engaging your lats, core, and the backs of your shoulders, instead of relying on the upper trapezius or elbow flexors.
—Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
Finally, Toomey stretches her lats with a move called the puppy dog.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 5 Oct. 2022
If your workout included a lot of pulling work—like pull-ups or chin-ups, rows, or curls—you’d want to make sure to stretch out your lats, the large muscles on your back, as well as your lower traps, with upper back stretches.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 22 Sep. 2022
The lats attach through the thoracolumbar fascia and have considerable emphasis on posture.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Actors can be under immense pressure to get their lats and legs toned before the cameras start rolling.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Latvian (nominative plural lati, genitive plural latu), from Latvija Latvia
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“Lats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lats. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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lats
1 of 2plural of lat
LATS
2 of 2 abbreviation
long-acting thyroid stimulator
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