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Tight lats = Bad shoulder 👇

Think of your Lat like a rope. One end is anchored low on your back. The rope runs up your back, wraps under your armpit, and ties onto the front of your upper arm.

When that rope pulls, it spins your arm inward/forward. That's why the lat is one of the most powerful internal rotators you have, and why it fires hard on every pitch to help whip your arm through.

Use it that hard, that often, and it gets tight fast.

The problem? When your arm rotates back into layback (max external rotation), the lat has to lengthen. If it's tight, it acts like a brake and severely limits how far your arm can get back.

Less layback = less runway to build arm speed.

HOW WE ATTACK IT

Our preference is always soft tissue FIRST, then lengthening. First we decrease tone and free up the tissue. Then we lengthen it. We just see better results in that order.

1️⃣ SMASH
Barbell right up in the armpit, rolling slowly along the lat. 60 to 90 seconds.

2️⃣ PIN + STRETCH
Pin the lat on a foam roller, then reach the arm overhead and rotate it back while the tissue is pinned. 5 to 8 slow reps.

3️⃣ SIDE BEND
Reach up and side bend away to lengthen the whole line from your hip to your arm. Hold 30 seconds, 2 rounds.

This isn't a one-time fix. The lat works hard on every throw, so it's something to maintain all season AND all offseason.

Save this for your next throwing day

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