Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

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Watch Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

Technique

How to perform Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

1. Attach the wide bar to the lat-pulldown station and adjust the thigh pad to hold your legs in place.
2. Take a wide overhand grip, sit down and extend your arms overhead.
3. Lean your torso back about 30 degrees and hold that angle throughout the repetition.
4. Draw your elbows down and back, bending them as you bring the bar toward your upper chest.
5. Let your shoulder blades move with the pull while keeping the torso steady.
6. Return the bar upward under control until your arms extend again.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Latissimus Dorsi.