The lats are the glutes of the upper body! They provide powerful shoulder extension in movements like pull-ups, toes to bar, throwing, etc. For the CrossFit athlete, when the lats are weak we'll see performance issues in gymnastics movements and commonly achy shoulders. So when I'm rehabbing gymnastics-based shoulder pain, I often combine rotator cuff strength work with extra accessory work on the lats. Example WOD: 9min EMOM 1) Rack Chins x8-12 2) Band Shoulder External Rotations x8-12 3) Singl