However, because of a phenomenon called adaptive shortening, if you train your lats hard, you also need to stretch them. For example, tight lats can have a detrimental effect on shoulder function, ...

Cats, dogs, and many other animals are habitual stretchers. In fact, some human stretches are named after animals – such as the cat stretch and downward dog from yoga. Animals stretch instinctively ...

It is simply important that you stretch sometime. This can be when you wake up, before bed, or during breaks at work. "Stretching or flexibility should be a part of a regular program," Millar says.