Bikers (myself including when I was riding pretty religiously) are notorious for getting great workouts, but never hitting the core muscles (something about being hunched over, I guess, doesn't improve core muscles. :) )
While I'm not why your Lats are feeling it (honestly that sounds more like a bike fit issue) -- perhaps you've been doing a lot of climbing and pull hard?
Anyways, try the 8min ab workout or some variation. Easy way to pack in core fairly quickly.
It feels like my abs get a good workout, but for my lats it's mainly a tweak I keep getting between my left shoulder blade and spine. Also, my core muscles get a lot tighter after riding than my legs do. I don't have great bike posture because my big ol' belly pulls my back straight instead of properly arched up.
I bike 3.25 miles on city streets to my commuter train stop. There's one hill that's short and steep on the way up and long and gradual on the way down, with the rest being mostly flat. I usually bike pretty hard because I'm running late.
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Peter,
Out of curiosity, what kind of biking?
Bikers (myself including when I was riding pretty religiously) are notorious for getting great workouts, but never hitting the core muscles (something about being hunched over, I guess, doesn't improve core muscles. :) )
While I'm not why your Lats are feeling it (honestly that sounds more like a bike fit issue) -- perhaps you've been doing a lot of climbing and pull hard?
Anyways, try the 8min ab workout or some variation. Easy way to pack in core fairly quickly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWjTnBmCHTY
It feels like my abs get a good workout, but for my lats it's mainly a tweak I keep getting between my left shoulder blade and spine. Also, my core muscles get a lot tighter after riding than my legs do. I don't have great bike posture because my big ol' belly pulls my back straight instead of properly arched up.
I bike 3.25 miles on city streets to my commuter train stop. There's one hill that's short and steep on the way up and long and gradual on the way down, with the rest being mostly flat. I usually bike pretty hard because I'm running late.