excellent lat builder with the load set by the stack rather than by your
bodyweight
that adjustable load is the whole difference from a pull-up: the same pattern
works below your bodyweight or well past it without a belt, until the stack
starts lifting you out of the seat
the wide pronated grip is the baseline; the reverse and neutral versions tuck
the elbows and change where they finish
Execution
Sit at the lat pulldown machine with your thighs secured under the pads. Grab
the bar with an overhand grip, hands wider than shoulder-width apart.
initiate the pull by driving your elbows down and back
pull the bar down towards your upper chest
finish the rep by letting your shoulders protract and elevate at the top for a
full stretch
control the weight back up, feeling the stretch in your lats
When the weight gets heavy, use body English to cheat the weight down. Focus on
controlling the negative.
Purpose
excellent lat builder with the load set by the stack rather than by your
bodyweight
that adjustable load is the whole difference from a pull-up: the same pattern
works below your bodyweight or well past it without a belt, until the stack
starts lifting you out of the seat
the wide pronated grip is the baseline; the reverse and neutral versions tuck
the elbows and change where they finish
Execution
Sit at the lat pulldown machine with your thighs secured under the pads. Grab
the bar with an overhand grip, hands wider than shoulder-width apart.
initiate the pull by driving your elbows down and back
pull the bar down towards your upper chest
finish the rep by letting your shoulders protract and elevate at the top for a
full stretch
control the weight back up, feeling the stretch in your lats
When the weight gets heavy, use body English to cheat the weight down. Focus on
controlling the negative.