Another week, another trip to the gym..

Latissimus dorsi

Oh, I found my latissimus dorsi. It woke up at the University of Bath gym in a class organised by @MSSocietyuk Bath branch. I had not felt it was doing anything there for three whole years...

The Latissimus dorsi muscle is one of the largest in the body. It is a powerful extensor muscle of the arm and is used extensively in chinning and climbing. They are commonly known at the lats.

That's what it does:

• Extension
  
  
• Internal rotation
  
  
• Adduction 

I have no immediate plans of chinning and climbing...but the ordinary daily uses:

• Pushing on the arms of a chair when standing up 

are what I have in mind...so I could stand more confidently in and out of my blessed calamity pot de chambre of a wheelchair. This is ideal for my emancipation from the nightmare of three years ago!

Sure it feels numb and a cup of tea does not make it better. I added a slice of lemon zesty iced Madeira cake and a nice little cream toffee...It is still numb.

Why complain? There no gain without pain. I am feeling one example. I'll keep you posted :-)
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After a night, I am already looking of what I could do at home: lat pull down, sounds nice...