Lat Pulldown

LAT PULLDOWN

TARGET MUSCLES:

• Latissimus Dorsi (upper back)

START POSITION:

• Keep abdominals (stomach) contracted.
• Keep back flat against the seat without arching.
• Adjust seat position so that the knees are at a 90 degree angle to the floor.
• Grasp the bar with the hands shoulder-width apart.
• Keep the head up, shoulders back, chest out and leaning back slightly.

PROCEDURE:

• Slowly pull down the bar down towards your chest, keeping elbows back.
• Don't pull the bar down behind your back, which can cause rotator cuff injury.
• Pull bar down to chest.
• Pause.
• Slowly extend arm up to start position.
• Pause again.
• Repeat 12-15 times.

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