Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown
- Main muscles
- Lats
- Also works
- Biceps, Middle back, Shoulders
- Equipment
- Cable
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Compound · Pull
How to do it
- 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.
- 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.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown work?
- Mainly the lats, with help from the biceps, middle back, shoulders.
- What equipment do I need?
- Cable.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More lats exercises
- Cable Incline Pushdown
- Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown
- Elevated Cable Rows
- Kneeling High Pulley Row
- Kneeling Single-Arm High Pulley Row
- One Arm Lat Pulldown
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.