This morning I woke up to the worst pain I have ever experienced in my lats. I was unable to raise my elbows any higher than my chest without feeling extreme pain. It literally feels like someone is hammering nails into my lats every time I raise my arms. Here is the muscle in pain, the Latissimus Dorsi:
Then I realized that yesterday was my arm workout day -- a workout that I haven't done in almost a year. I did a total of 47 pull-ups and several other arm exercises, including the dumbbell decline triceps extension which also hits the lats. The pain is excruciating, but it tells me that my muscles are now in the recovery phase and that they will come back even stronger!
I decided to skip todays workout because I think at this point it will do more harm than good. You know I'm really in pain when I decide to cancel a workout. 🙂
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! But I think is because my lat and shoulders is weak. I was drumming for hrs and woke up with both sore.
Yup, drumming will do it!
Pull-ups strengthen the Latissimus Dorsi, but you really need to let your arms extend all the way out before doing another pull-up, instead of keeping your elbows bent the whole time.