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Lat pulldown

A seated lat pulldown in which the bar moves from fully extended arms overhead down to the upper chest and back.

  1. Sit on the pad facing the weight stack with both feet on the floor and your thighs under the supports. Hold the bar with a grip slightly wider than shoulder width. Extend your arms overhead and keep your trunk upright.

  2. Pull the bar down in front of your face to your upper chest. Drive your elbows downward and keep your trunk steady without swinging. Then return the bar upward with control until your arms are fully extended again.

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Lat pulldown – Sit on the pad facing the weight stack with both feet on the floor and your thighs under the supports. Hold the bar with a grip slightly wider than shoulder width. Extend your arms overhead and keep your trunk upright.
Lat pulldown – Pull the bar down in front of your face to your upper chest. Drive your elbows downward and keep your trunk steady without swinging. Then return the bar upward with control until your arms are fully extended again.
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Other names: Vertical pull

Body regions: Upper back, Shoulder blade region, Shoulder, Upper arm

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