Exercises / Back / Cable Bar Lateral Pulldown
Cable Bar Lateral Pulldown
Cable Bar Lateral Pulldown: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable.
- Equipmentcable
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- lats, biceps
- Secondary muscles
- rhomboids, rear deltoids
How to do it
- Adjust the cable pulley to a high position and attach a straight bar.
- Sit facing the cable machine with your feet flat on the ground and your knees slightly bent.
- Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Lean back slightly and keep your chest up, maintaining a slight arch in your lower back.
- Pull the bar down towards your chest, leading with your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, then slowly return the bar to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.