Cable Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown

Cable Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Sit down at a lat pulldown station and grab the bar with an underhand grip that's just beyond shoulder width
  • 2Pull the bar down to your chest, leading with your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together
  • 3Slowly extend your elbows and return the bar to the starting position

Tips:

  • Keep your core engaged throughout the exercise
  • Avoid using your body momentum to pull down the weight
  • Focus on the contraction of your lats at the bottom of the movement
  • Be sure to release the bar slowly, don't let it spring back

Cable Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs