Instructions
- Grab the bar with a slightly wider than shoulder width overhand grip (palms facing away from you).
- Sit on the lat pulldown machine and adjust the thigh pad to secure your legs.
- Engage your core muscles and lean back slightly at the hips.
- Pull the bar down towards your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together at the bottom of the movement.
- Slowly extend your arms to return the bar to the starting position.
Categorisation
| Also known as: | Cable Lat Pulldown |
| Category: | Pulldown |
| Typical discipline: | Bodybuilding |
| Type: | Compound |
| Primary body segment: | Upper |
| Movement: | Pull |
Equipment Needed
| Machine: | Lat Pulldown Machine or Cable Machine |
| Attachment: | Bar Attachment |
Muscles Used
Bodyweight Percentage Used
| Male: | -7.2% |
| Female: | -6.4% |