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One Arm Lat Pulldown

One Arm Lat Pulldown is a beginner strength exercise using cable. It works the lats, with help from the biceps and middle back.

beginnercablepull movementcompoundstrength

Main muscles
lats
Also works
biceps, middle back

How to do it

  1. Select an appropriate weight and adjust the knee pad to help keep you down. Grasp the handle with a pronated grip. This will be your starting position.
  2. Pull the handle down, squeezing your elbow to your side as you flex the elbow.
  3. Pause at the bottom of the motion, and then slowly return the handle to the starting position.
  4. For multiple repetitions, avoid completely returning the weight to keep tension on the muscles being worked.

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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).

One Arm Lat Pulldown: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin