How to Do a Lat Pulldown + Common Mistake

Lat Pulldown Exercise: Proper Form & Common Technique Error

The target muscle is the latissimus dorsi (colored red) which pulls the humerus downward and adducts the arm toward the body (shoulder adduction).

The elbow flexors (pink) assist in elbow flexion, the posterior deltoid and the teres major assist in shoulder adduction.

The brachialis is more dominant in the pronation grip than in the supination grip, where the biceps brachii is dominant.

Thanks to @ryan_spiteri for the video.

Learn How to Avoid Common Mistakes and Reduce Risk of Injuries!
Talk to your doctor before you start a new exercise program, particularly if you have a chronic back condition or have recently suffered a back injury!

[wil]

Ive done lat pulldowns wrong for 10 years. I did it this way and my lats immediately started growing. Nuts. Drop your shoulders first, THEN pull.

[thijsmateboer]

Honestly, the best way for me to visualise lat pulldowns.
Im a very visual learner, this helped alot

[jelliebeamwow]

2024, ty for this video. You literally helped me understand the lat exercise (the vision made it so clear to me)and what I must do to improve.

[DexterBanks]

If you look at Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the 70's all his exercises had crazy swinging!

[BrucePhung]

Well, if you go to the gym long enough, you will see people doing crazy things at the gym. For example, I have seen people doing the Michael Jackson dance after the set. Singing after the set. Lift heavy and swinging. Bench press 315bls with the bar came down only few inches.

[EdoardoDeLarge]

Common input to do the first movement before pulldown?