Cable Pulldown demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Adjust the cable machine to desired height with a bar attachment at the top
  • 2Sit on the pulldown machine with your torso upright, grab the bar with an overhand grip
  • 3Pull down the bar to your chest while contracting your lats
  • 4Hold for a second with a squeezed back
  • 5Slowly return the bar to the initial position, allowing your lats to fully stretch

Tips:

  • Keep your elbows close to your body during the movement
  • Maintain a neutral spine throughout the exercise
  • Don't rely on momentum to lower the bar; use your lats
  • Concentrate on contracting your lats rather than pulling with your arms

Cable Pulldown Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs