The 3 WORST Lat Pulldown Mistakes You’re Making (STOP!) | V SHRED

What's going on guys! In today's video I'm going to take you through 3 of the worst lat pulldown mistakes that you're possibly making, and how to fix them so you can do it correctly and build bigger, stronger, lats!

00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - The first mistake I commonly see is creating momentum. By creating too much momentum, you aren't going to be using your muscles nearly as much as you could be if you weren't using momentum. Avoid throwing yourself back, keep your chest out, and elbows slightly in front of you so you can squeeze your elbows into your sides.
04:20 - The second mistake I commonly see is not using the eccentric contraction fully. Often we focus so much on the pulling, that we forget about the eccentric part of the lift and just let the weight drop. Your muscles are going to be stronger on the eccentric part of the lift - so next time remember to control the weight more on the way back down.
07:04 - The third and final mistake I commonly see is to stop doing partial reps. Make sure you are getting full range of motion on each rep. The whole point of a lat pulldown is to get your elbows and bring them down, squeezing them into your side. Stopping short is putting you at a disadvantage at building the most muscle possible on this, and any movement for that matter. Really focus on driving your elbows down and squeezing into your side to get the best contraction on this exercise.

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00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - The first mistake I commonly see is creating momentum. By creating too much momentum, you aren't going to be using your muscles nearly as much as you could be if you weren't using momentum. Avoid throwing yourself back, keep your chest out, and elbows slightly in front of you so you can squeeze your elbows into your sides.
04:20 - The second mistake I commonly see is not using the eccentric contraction fully. Often we focus so much on the pulling, that we forget about the eccentric part of the lift and just let the weight drop. Your muscles are going to be stronger on the eccentric part of the lift - so next time remember to control the weight more on the way back down.
07:04 - The third and final mistake I commonly see is to stop doing partial reps. Make sure you are getting full range of motion on each rep. The whole point of a lat pulldown is to get your elbows and bring them down, squeezing them into your side. Stopping short is putting you at a disadvantage at building the most muscle possible on this, and any movement for that matter. Really focus on driving your elbows down and squeezing into your side to get the best contraction on this exercise.

[BrutalStench]

As a NETA certified personal trainer, these vids are thorough and very insightful. Just to add for tip #3, it's not just coming down far enough to comolete a full and proper repetition, it's also about restarting the repetition at the very top near lockout. Missing this is bad form that I see daily in the gym. Try doing a pull up in front a Marine like that and he or she will immediately stop you and show you what you're doing wrong. There's never not a time to learn. Form is the foundation that builds your body.

[souagali]

I am learning english with your videos.You speak very clearly.Thank you

[thomasschakow]

#1 2:04 momentum- don't swing
#2 5:25 eccentric- lower the bar up to starting position
#3 7:15 range of motion- squeeze at the bottom-pull elbows into your side at bottom of pull down

Good shit

[LEO-qwlz]

thanks for the info....much appreciated 👍🏽

[tie]

Man you should have touched on hand placement also that plays a big part in feeling that contraction in the muscles

[Emmanuelmwenya]

Your videos really help me out a lot...

[Homebous]

I've been going to the gym for years but fell in to bad habits with LAT reps. This was a useful reminder on how to do it correctly

[ozziejim]

Always great explanations. Thanks Vince!

[daveboyer]

Great tips as always. I agree with everything except that your muscles are stronger on the eccentric. Yes its easier to lower but it's not becauae your muscles are stronger, it's just gravity.

[delljr]

I'll do 3 sets of the Lat Pulldowns, start at 100 for a perfect form, then 130 for close to perfect form then 160 and get a little swing on the way down.
I think Im just going to stay at 130ish and do more reps.

[christinemadrid]

Oh man... ive been swinging when i do lat pull downs 😧!!! Im so glad i came across this vid. Just wished you touched up on hand placement.
P.s.
Just joined the notification squad.

[jayworkman]

I’ve only been working out for about six months, so videos like this are very helpful to me. I’ll be working on my back tomorrow, so I’m going to try to pay more attention to my form and see what and how guilty I am of these mistakes.

[kristinebreen]

Thank you! Your explanations are amazing! 😃👌🏻☺️

[tica]

Hi Vin, when you pull the bar down and pull your elbows to your side do you squeeze your shoulders blades together as well, thanks for the clarification to my question. 💪🏾

[stonR]

Thanks for the tip
Ston in South Africa

[harrymaple]

Hey great content vince. Keep uploading videos ❤️

[toddyexplorer]

Hi, I'm a new subscriber, I am going to gym for a month and I'm just a beginner. I will follow your instructions with the hopes of a pretty good results.

[misterhowdy]

How far down to bring the bar. If I go lower then chin and try to touch my upper chest it feels vary uncomfortable and I'm incredibly weak like that. I CAN BARELY DO IT WITH NO WEIGHT. Are we suppose to go that far down??

[ThunderPawsBPs]

I love your video blogs Vince. You really take a guy like me and raise the bar for me immensely. Just unbelievable how thorough you are.