How to do it
Drive your elbows down toward your back pockets on each repetition.
- 1
Sit down at the lat pulldown machine and adjust the knee pad to fit snugly against your legs.
- 2
Grasp the bar with a wide grip, your hands wider than shoulder-width apart.
- 3
Lean back slightly and pull the bar down to your chest.
- 4
Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the bottom of the movement.
- 5
Slowly extend your arms back to the starting position.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Keep your chest up and avoid leaning back too far to ensure that your lats are doing the work instead of your biceps.
Common mistakes
- ✕Pulling the bar behind the neck
- ✕Shrugging the shoulders up toward the ears
- ✕Swinging the torso to yank the bar down