I’ve always wanted better lats (Latissimus dorsi) and lately have been doing some searching to find some great kettlebell routines that target this specific area. These great routines will help you to acquire that “V” shape that you’ve longed for…

Latitude (Tim Anderson, RKC2)

The lats are so crucial for a proper kettlebell press. Learning how to tighten the lats and use them to push up the kettlebell will allow you to press some serious weight. It will also help protect your shoulders from injury. Using the lats to pull the kettlebells back down from a press will also greatly increase your strength. In fact, the lats are probably the most used muscles in all the kettlebell drills. They hold your shoulder down in the socket in snatches, presses, windmills and get-ups. They keep your shoulders connected to your body in swings and snatches. And, if you are pressing properly, it’s your lats that are doing most of the work. They even take the heat in the kettlebell rack position. I can’t think of a kettlebell exercise where the lats are not a major player. (click here to read the rest of the article)

Kettlebells – 2 Great Lifts to Increase Your Lat Strength!

The kettlebell as you may or may not know is the ultimate hand held gym. You can use this fitness tool to manipulate your body in many ways to get specific results that you desire. For instance, you can develop superhuman lat-strength with this device with the following 2 kettlebell routines.

1. High-Load Windmills-You may be familiar with the traditional stretch of windmills to target flexibility of the shoulders, hips, glutes, lower back, and hamstrings. To do this correctly… (click here to read more)