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Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown

Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown is a intermediate strength exercise using cable. It works the lats, with help from the biceps, middle back and shoulders.

intermediatecablepull movementcompoundstrength

Main muscles
lats
Also works
biceps, middle back, shoulders

How to do it

  1. Either standing or seated on a high bench, grasp two stirrup cables that are attached to the high pulleys. Grab with the opposing hand so your arms are crisscrossed about you and your palms are facing forward.
  2. Keeping your chest up and maintaining a slight arch in your lower back, pull the handles down as if you were doing a regular pulldown. The range of motion will be more of an arc. During the movement, rotate your hands so that in the bottom position your palms face each other rather than forward. Return slowly to the starting position and repeat.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin