This builds a stronger back and big and strong muscles. WRM Fitness is here to show you how to properly perform lat machine pulldowns so you can build a super strong back.
Sit straight, both hands hold the bar at lat machine pulldowns. Bring the bar to your chest and keep your muscles tight. Then slowly lower the bar back up to the starting position and repeat. Just maintain that back as straight as you can, and don’t swing to pull the weight down.
Your “lats” are the large muscles on either side of your upper back. To truly work these muscles, focus on pulling the bar down using your back, not your arms. You should feel your lats really squeeze as you pull the weight down. This will give you nice, wide lats fast!
Variety is the spice of life– even in the Strength Training gym. Experimenting with different variations for things like lat machine pulldowns can help keep the workouts fresh and effective. A great variation of this is the wide-grip pulldown. Perform the exercise with hands wide on the bar rather than close. This will hit your lats from a new angle and allow them to grow even more. It can also be used to keep your back training interesting and progressive, by using a V-bar or rope on the lat machine.
Some of the mistakes commonly made when performing lat machine pulldowns include using too heavy of a weight, using your body to swing, and not extending your arms at the top of the pulldown. Using more weight than you can comfortably handle ramps up the risk of bad form and loss of control of the bar. Swinging your body diverts attention away from your back muscles, diminishing the effectiveness of the exercise. Not fully straightening your arms at the top, too, can be a cheat for your muscles, preventing them from getting a good stretch. Remember, light weight done right is better than heavy weight done wrong.
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