Exercises / Back / Cable Underhand Pulldown
Cable Underhand Pulldown
Cable Underhand Pulldown: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentcable
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partback
- Primary muscles
- lats, biceps
- Secondary muscles
- forearms
How to do it
- Adjust the cable machine so that the pulldown bar is at a height above your head.
- Sit down on the seat and grab the pulldown bar with an underhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your back straight and lean back slightly.
- Pull the bar down towards your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, then slowly release the bar back up to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.