Purpose
- back builder with your palms facing each other and the load set by the stack
- the cable removes the bodyweight floor, so the same grip works below your
bodyweight or well past it without a belt
- the elbow work shifts onto the brachialis, which sits under the biceps and
grows the same area
Execution
Sit at a lat pulldown machine with your thighs under the pads. Attach a parallel
handle and take it with your palms facing each other.
- initiate the pull by driving your elbows down and in towards your ribs
- pull the handle to your upper chest
- control the weight back up, feeling the stretch in your lats
- finish the rep by letting your shoulders protract and elevate at the top
- keep your torso upright rather than rocking back
When the weight gets heavy, use body English to cheat the weight down. Focus on
controlling the negative.
Purpose
- back builder with your palms facing each other and the load set by the stack
- the cable removes the bodyweight floor, so the same grip works below your
bodyweight or well past it without a belt
- the elbow work shifts onto the brachialis, which sits under the biceps and
grows the same area
Execution
Sit at a lat pulldown machine with your thighs under the pads. Attach a parallel
handle and take it with your palms facing each other.
- initiate the pull by driving your elbows down and in towards your ribs
- pull the handle to your upper chest
- control the weight back up, feeling the stretch in your lats
- finish the rep by letting your shoulders protract and elevate at the top
- keep your torso upright rather than rocking back
When the weight gets heavy, use body English to cheat the weight down. Focus on
controlling the negative.