Strength · Vertical pull · Cable
Lat Pulldown
Lat Pulldown is a strength exercise on a cable machine that mainly works the lats, with help from the biceps and upper back.
How to do it
- Thighs under the pad, chest up
- Lean back only slightly
- Pull the elbows down towards the ribs, bar to the upper chest
- Let the arms straighten fully on the way up
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 8–12 reps with 2:00 rest. When every set reaches 12 reps, the weight goes up 2.5 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Lats
Also
- Biceps
- Upper back
Joints it loads
- Elbow some
- Grip and forearms some
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of lat pulldown, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.