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vertical pull
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
Search GoogleWide-Grip Lat Pulldown is a beginner vertical pull exercise using lat pulldown machine. It primarily trains lats and upper back. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- lats, upper back
- Secondary
- biceps
- Equipment
- lat pulldown machine
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the lat pulldown machine and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning wide-grip lat pulldown.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Pull the bar toward the upper chest while keeping the shoulders down.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the vertical pull.
- — Pull the bar toward the upper chest while keeping the shoulders down.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo wide-grip lat pulldown
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range wide-grip lat pulldown